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Hellcat — Tier VI American tank destroyer

Hellcat

VI
Cost
  • 950 000
  • 25 000
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
850
HP
11 / 15
266.1m
View range
3 / 15
Firepower
Shell
2479
DPM
6 / 15
175
Penetration
8 / 15
240
Damage
9 / 15
122
Devices/crew damage
9 / 15
—
Burst damage
— / —
853
Velocity
8 / 15
14.29%
Penetration loss over distance
13 / 15
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2117
DPM
7 / 15
243
Penetration
3 / 15
205
Damage
9 / 15
122
Devices/crew damage
9 / 15
—
Burst damage
— / —
1066
Velocity
6 / 15
9.05%
Penetration loss over distance
6 / 13
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3305
DPM
4 / 15
45
Penetration
9 / 15
320
Damage
9 / 15
122
Devices/crew damage
9 / 15
—
Burst damage
— / —
853
Velocity
7 / 15
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
9 / 15
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
90.0
Caliber
9 / 15
10.33
Rate of fire
5 / 15
5.81
Reload time
5 / 15
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.54
Base aim time
2 / 15
0.326
Dispersion
10 / 15
Dispersion factors
0.180
When moving
6 / 15
0.180
When rotating
6 / 15
0.130
When rotating turret
13 / 15
4.000
After shot
7 / 15
Gun angles
10°
Depression
2 / 15
20°
Elevation
1 / 15
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 15
19.44
Turret traverse speed
12 / 15
Mobility
20.25
Weight
14 / 15
Speed
65
Forward
1 / 15
15
Backward
2 / 15
Effective Power / Weight ratio
23.62
On hard terrain
1 / 15
19.69
On medium terrain
1 / 15
15.24
On soft terrain
1 / 15
Traverse speed
40.53
On hard terrain
10 / 15
33.77
On medium terrain
11 / 15
26.15
On soft terrain
5 / 15
5.17m×2.82m×1.83m
Size
5 / 15
Concealment
40.78%
While still
4 / 15
26.07%
While moving
5 / 15
16.87%
Upon firing while still
2 / 15
11.72%
Upon firing while moving
2 / 15
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 279m
185.6m
While still
219.3m
While moving
240.4m
Upon firing while still
252.2m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 164–205
  • 123–164
  • 82–123
  • 41–82
  • 0–41
Spaced armor
  • 184–230
  • 138–184
  • 92–138
  • 46–92
  • 0–46
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Development started in 1942. In April 1943 the General Motors company produced the first prototypes. One of a few American tank destroyers manufactured on its original chassis, not on a tank chassis. The tank destroyer became the fastest armored vehicle, of this type, of World War II. A total of 2,507 vehicles were produced from July 1943 through October 1944.