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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2023
They Called Them "Hellcats" Marker
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1 ► Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Carlisle, Middlesex Township — They Called Them "Hellcats" — The M18 Tank Destroyer
Near Army Heritage Trail south of Soldiers Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Officially known as the M18 76mm Gun Motor Carriage was hardly comparable to the horse and buggy. It was the jaguar of heavy armor during World War II. Nicknamed the "Hellcat" by the men who served in them, the M18 could reach speeds of 50mph on . . . — — Map (db m217221) HM
2 ► Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Carlisle, Middlesex Township — They Called Them “Hellcats” — The M18 Tank Destroyer
Near Army Heritage Drive. Reported permanently removed.
Officially known as the M18 76mm Gun Motor Carriage, the M18 was hardly comparable to the horse and buggy. It was actually the jaguar of heavy armor during World War II. Nicknamed the “Hellcat” by the men who served in them, the M18 could reach . . . — — Map (db m104046) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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