Comparing: T49 vs. M10 Wolverine vs. M18 Hellcat

A variant of the M41 light tank with an enlarged turret and 90-mm gun. Trials started on May 5, 1954. The trials were a success, but the tank never saw mass production due to lack of interest from the military authorities.

The most widely produced American tank destroyer, with a total of 6,406 vehicles manufactured from September 1942 through January 1943. More than a third of all Wolverines were supplied to Allied nations under Lend-Lease.

Development started in 1942. In April 1943 the General Motors company produced the first prototypes. One of a few American tank destroyers manufactured on its original chassis, not on a tank chassis. The tank destroyer became the fastest armored vehicle, of this type, of World War II. A total of 2,507 vehicles were produced from July 1943 through October 1944.