M7 Priest - Wikipedia
WEBLessons learned with half-tracks (such as the T19 howitzer motor carriage (HMC) with a 105 mm howitzer on the M3 half-track chassis) also showed that this vehicle would have to be armored and fully tracked. It was decided to use the M3 Lee chassis as the basis for this new vehicle design, named T32. [6]
US WW2 self propelled gun M7 Priest - tank-afv.com
WEBThe HMC M7 Priest was the US main Howitzer Motor Carriage, used on all fronts of WW2 from Africa to Germany and the Pacific, and later the Korean war.
M7 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage 'Priest' - HistoryOfWar.org
WEBWork on the basic design of the M7 began in June 1941 when studies for the T32 Gun Motor Carriage were authorised. This vehicle would carry a 105mm howitzer on the chassis of a M3 medium tank, with a new open topped superstructure.
M37 105 mm howitzer motor carriage - Wikipedia
WEBThe M37 105 mm howitzer motor carriage (named T76 105 mm HMC during development starting in 8 July 1943 [2]) was developed by the US on an extended M24 Chaffee base, and was intended to be the successor to the 105 mm M7 Priest.
T30 Howitzer Motor Carriage - Wikipedia
WEBThe T30 howitzer motor carriage (HMC) was a United States Army self-propelled gun used in World War II. Its design was based on requirements for an assault gun issued by the Armored Force in 1941 and it was built as an …
105-mm self-propelled artillery mount M7 "Priest" - Military Review
WEBDec 16, 2023 · Self-propelled howitzer, designed on the basis of the M3 medium tank, and later on the M4. This vehicle was designed to provide mobile fire support for tank divisions. In February 1942, Terms of Reference 2 was standardized as M7 HMC. Serial production was started in April 1942.
105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, M7 • Tanks in World War 2
WEBNov 2, 2010 · The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, M7 was first suggested in June 1941, at the same time the Medium Tank, M3 entered production. It was intended as a mobile support vehicle for armored divisions. The original 105 mm HMC, M7 was based on the Medium Tank, M3 chassis.
M7 Priest self-propelled artillery - World War Photos
WEBThe vehicle has been granted a provisional mark T32. It was armed with an 105 mm M1A2 howitzer and a M2 machine gun. After field trials, howitzer was adopted for armament in February 1942 under the designation M7.
M7 Priest | Military Wiki | Fandom
WEBM7 Priest in Carentan, France. The pilot vehicles used the M3 chassis with an open-topped superstructure, mounting an M1A2 105 mm howitzer and, following trials, adding a machine gun, the T32 was accepted for service as the M7 …
M7 (Priest): Photos, History, Specification - Military Equipment …
WEBT32 - Prototype designation, two of which have been produced; the 105mm main gun is used in conjunction with the chassis of the M3 Lee medium tank.
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