Author Topic: And now a short video of an M18 Hellcat firing.  (Read 652 times)

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And now a short video of an M18 Hellcat firing.
« on: July 03, 2014, 12:46:38 AM »
I've played a lot of miniature games in my life and the most fun I've ever had in a WW 2 game was in a game where I was on the American side and given a mixed force of mostly M18s and a few M10s and spent the whole game poppin' panzers. I lost a few tanks but overall it was no contest. Those poor bastards struggling with their 75mm gunned Shermans just got wiped off the board. Fortunately the guy running the game didn't want to deal with the rules for infantry so that made my job sooooo much easier. (Not that I realized it at the time as I was only 12-13 and not that well read on such things yet)

60 mph and a 76mm gun....and only twenty tons. 

Speed and firepower is so much better than just one alone.

Enjoy! And if you have similar videos please share.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ed4_1404339329

You know this could still be a viable design for certain uses today. An armor upgrade is a must of course and an improvement in the gun would not be turned down, plus an improved powerplant and you've got one hell of a light-weight, hard-hitting package.

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Re: And now a short video of an M18 Hellcat firing.
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2014, 12:59:25 AM »
I could (and have) spent hours watching Forgotten Weapons. 

I spent most of my lunchtime enjoying an informal competition between an FG42 and a BAR:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw3eKWvDGqQ

And speaking of anti-tank weapons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fhBm1ouSU
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Re: And now a short video of an M18 Hellcat firing.
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2014, 01:20:32 AM »
Dammit now I've been pulled into that channels gravity well.

Just watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmAigxjQbtE on the Owen SMG. I like the downward ejection but I think I'd like a deflector to keep the empties from bouncing off of my arm.
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Re: And now a short video of an M18 Hellcat firing.
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2014, 01:25:19 AM »
Maybe a merge is in order, though in my defense I was just linking to something I found on Live Leak without knowing there was more behind it.

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Re: And now a short video of an M18 Hellcat firing.
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2014, 05:02:31 PM »
All threads lead to Forgotten Weapons. 
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