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The 55 MPH Tank That Shocked Germany in WWII | The M18 Hellcat Story In September 1944, deep in the fog-covered fields of eastern France, German Panther tanks rolled forward expecting another routine engagement. What they encountered instead rewrote the rules of armored warfare. Moving faster than any tank on Earth, the American M18 Hellcat struck with shocking speed, destroyed multiple German Panthers, and vanished before return fire could even be aimed. This documentary explores the untold sto

The WWII Tank So Fast German Panthers Couldn’t Hit It In December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, German Panther and Tiger tank crews reported something impossible. American tanks appeared from the fog, fired one deadly shot, and vanished before the turret could even turn. German intelligence believed they were under attack by an entire armored division. They were wrong. This Reel tells the true story of the M18 Hellcat, the fastest tank destroyer of World War II. With almost no armor but