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Single sourceincluding gun barrel overhang
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M18 Hellcat | Nimr (armored personnel carrier) |
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| Type | Tank destroyer[source] | Infantry Mobility Vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United Arab Emirates[source] |
| In service | 1943–1945 (US)[source] | — |
| Wars | World War II Korean War Yugoslav Wars[source] | Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Libyan Civil War[source] |
17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) hull only 21 ft 10 in (6.65 m) including gun barrel overhang[source]
over antiaircraft machine gun
Single source8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) over antiaircraft machine gun[source]
fighting weight, with crew
Single source37,557 lb (16.767 long tons; 17.036 t) fighting weight, with crew[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single source55 mph (89 km/h) on road 26 mph (42 km/h) off road[source]
Operational; On road
Single source100 mi (160 km) on road[source]
R975-C4 at 2,400 rpm
Single sourceSN 1–1350: Continental R975-C1 at 2,400 rpm SN 1351+: Continental
Single sourceSN 1–1350: Continental R975-C1 350 hp (260 kW) at 2,400 rpm SN 1351+: Continental R975-C4 400 hp (300 kW) at 2,400 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | United States[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1943[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Buick Motor Division of General Motors[source] | NIMR Automotive LLC[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$55,230 (equivalent to $1,010,114 in 2025)[source] | — |
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| Produced | July 1943—October 1944[source] | 2005–present[source] |
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| No. built | 2,507[source] | >1,765 UAE Army[source] |
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| Armor | 4.8–25.4 mm (0.19–1.00 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 76 mm gun M1A1, M1A1C, or M1A2 45 rounds[source] | M2 Browning machine gun[source] |
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| Secondary armament | .50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 800 rounds[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 20.5–23.5 hp (15.3–17.5 kW)/tonne[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 900T Torqmatic automatic transmission 3 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] | Allison MD 3060 - 6-speed Automatic Transmission[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 165 US gal (620 L)[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 6 (Depends on variant)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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