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[dingkun]

Does anyone know what the nickname of M18, hellcat, mean? Is it a cat from the hell or a irritable woman?

[Brunswicker]

Google: Hellcat etemology-->http://www.etymonlin...?search=hellcat

[ImTheBestInTheWorld]

to make it simple :D

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[AA005]

I herd someone call it the Hellkitty

so I made a pink skin with flames and hello kitty stickers on it.  Also has some shiny chrome rims.

[dingkun]

Disciple455, on Jul 07 2013 - 17:21, said:

Google: Hellcat etemology--> http://www.etymonlin...?search=hellcat

But the nickname of F6F'hellcat' fighter means a cat from the hell. So, probably, M18's nickname has the same meaning.

[dingkun]

ImTheBestInTheWorld, on Jul 07 2013 - 17:34, said:

to make it simple :D

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It looks very cool!! Are you sure that it means a cat from the hell? Can you find some evidence or formal information?

[blurr91]

dingkun, on Jul 07 2013 - 18:06, said:

But the nickname of F6F'hellcat' fighter means a cat from the hell. So, probably, M18's nickname has the same meaning.

All Grumman fighter names are cat-themed: Wildcat, Hellcat, Tigercat, Bearcat, Tomcat, and to a lesser extent (and lesser known) Panther, Jaguar, and Tiger.

I have no idea how M18 got the name Hellcat.  All US tanks were named after generals.  First from the Civil War, then more modern personalities: Lee/Grant, Sherman, Jackson, Stuart, Chaffee, Walker, Pershing, Patton, Abrams.

I suppose you could say the tank destroyers did not fall into this convention, hence the name Hellcat, Wolverine, and Slugger (the other name for Jackson).

[Gohibniu]

Hellcat=my sisters cat.

May it burn in hell forever! Ruined my 69 Chevelle....

[TheUDF]

*Hides in bush. Mauls the f@ck out of anything it sees*

[LimiterOne]

Ever dated a redhead?  

[MaxMike]

My sister-in-law

[Spectre12078]

LimiterOne, on Jul 11 2013 - 22:51, said:

Ever dated a redhead?  

Redheads are the best ;) That fiery temper...

[DonStrigger__Chatbanned]

dingkun, on Jul 07 2013 - 17:19, said:

Does anyone know what the nickname of M18, hellcat, mean? Is it a cat from the hell or a irritable woman?

it was very fast, in fact set a speed record of 94 - 98 km/h

[dingkun]

I got a picture that may make it clear. It is a symbol on some M18s, which is an angry cat with a big mouth. Unfortunately, I forgot where the photo is.

[RynoSuperman]

TheUDF, on Jul 11 2013 - 06:11, said:

*Hides in bush. Mauls the f@ck out of anything it sees*

winner

[dingkun]

LimiterOne, on Jul 11 2013 - 22:51, said:

Ever dated a redhead?

Nope, are they angry all the time?

[96Firestar]

I immediately thought/pictured an angry woman.

[Blazin40s]

This is by no means an official answer, and google is probably your friend but I think it has something to do with the M18 being built by Buick and the carmaker giving it the name Hellcat, probably as a way of advetising. I think the only Buick to ever be somewhat related to the name would have been the Wildcat.

[MrLuckyStrike]

It seems to be an American thing that just is, Wildcat and Hellcat are well known but there was also a navy plane called the Bearcat(?!).

[Blondie_the_Good]

The term Bearcat is a common term to describe the Wolverine. Just as Polecat is a common term for a Skunk.