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T18 — Tier II American tank destroyer

T18

II
Sell Price
  • 25

Parameters

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350
HP
1 / 5
210.0m
View range
4 / 5
Firepower
Shell
807
DPM
2 / 5
64
Penetration
4 / 5
60
Damage
5 / 5
1
Devices/crew damage
4 / 5
Burst damage
— / —
792
Velocity
4 / 5
15.63%
Penetration loss over distance
4 / 5
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
40.0
Caliber
5 / 5
13.46
Rate of fire
1 / 5
4.46
Reload time
1 / 5
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
×
Magazine size
— / —
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.15
Base aim time
1 / 5
0.345
Dispersion
1 / 5
Dispersion factors
0.160
When moving
1 / 5
0.200
When rotating
1 / 5
0.100
When rotating turret
1 / 5
3.500
After shot
1 / 5
Gun angles
5°
Depression
4 / 5
20°
Elevation
2 / 5
15°/15°
Aiming arc (left / right)
2 / 5
45.89
Turret traverse speed
1 / 5
Mobility
13.26
Weight
1 / 5
Speed
48
Forward
1 / 5
15
Backward
1 / 5
Effective Power / Weight ratio
14.21
On hard terrain
2 / 5
13.20
On medium terrain
2 / 5
9.72
On soft terrain
2 / 5
Traverse speed
31.29
On hard terrain
5 / 5
29.06
On medium terrain
5 / 5
21.41
On soft terrain
5 / 5
4.29m×2.24m×1.82m
Size
4 / 5
Concealment
38.00%
While still
3 / 5
28.00%
While moving
2 / 5
16.75%
Upon firing while still
2 / 5
13.00%
Upon firing while moving
2 / 5
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 253m
175.9m
While still
196.2m
While moving
219.0m
Upon firing while still
226.6m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Spaced armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
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 of this self-propelled gun on the basis of the M3 light tank started in October 1941. The first prototype passed trials in the spring of 1942, but the vehicle never saw mass production.