Arsenal: M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer in the Ardennes, 1944–45

Arsenal: M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer in the Ardennes, 1944–45 follows the United States tank destroyer from icy roads around Bastogne through the last campaigns of the Second World War, showing how speed and a seventy six millimeter gun tried to compensate for thin armor and an open turret. Listeners ride with Hellcat crews as they race to plug gaps in the Battle of the Bulge, hear why the vehicle was created to answer the problem of armored breakthroughs, and get an inside view of its design tradeoffs, crew routines, combat record, and postwar legacy. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.