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The US 105 Millimeter Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 which replaced the Bishop, was given the service name "Priest" by the British, as part of its superstructure was said to resemble a priest's pulpit. Following this line of names, a 1942 self-propelled gun armed with the 57 mm QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun was the Deacon , and a 1943 vehicle with the ...
The 105 mm howitzer motor carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II. It was given the service name 105 mm self propelled, Priest by the British Army , due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring, and following on from the Bishop and the contemporary Deacon self-propelled guns.
M8 howitzer motor carriage United States: 1942 75 Semovente da 75/18 Kingdom of Italy: 1942 75 Sav m/43 Sweden: 1944 83.8 Birch gun United Kingdom: 1928 87.6 Bishop United Kingdom: 1942 87.6 Sexton Canada: 1943 94 Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer on Cromwell, Centaur and Churchill CS tanks United Kingdom: 1944 105 Sav m/43 Sweden: 1944 105 Ikv 102/ ...
76 mm gun motor carriage M18 Hellcat (76 mm gun motor carriage; full-track) 90 mm gun motor carriage M36 Jackson (90 mm gun motor carriage; full-track) Landing Vehicle Tracked (armored) (LVT(A))1/2/4/5 (amphibious full-track) 81 mm mortar carrier M4/A1; M21 mortar carrier; T19 howitzer motor carriage; T30 howitzer motor carriage
M3 Gun Motor Carriage; M7 Priest; M12 Gun Motor Carriage; M37 105 mm howitzer motor carriage; M40 Gun Motor Carriage; M41 howitzer motor carriage; M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage; M55 self-propelled howitzer; M107 self-propelled gun; M142 HIMARS; M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System; M1129 mortar carrier
As a stop-gap, the US-built M7 Priest, with a M101 105 mm howitzer, mounted on a M3 Lee chassis, was soon replacing the Bishop, reaching service in October 1942. [2] In March 1942, the UK ordered 2,500 for 1942 with another 3,000 for 1943. The first M7s were rushed to Egypt for the Second Battle of El Alamein where they played an important part ...
The 75 mm howitzer motor carriage M8 was assigned to the Assault Gun Troops of Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons in order to give them close support against enemy fortified positions. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The high elevation (+40/-20 degrees) of the howitzer was useful for hitting enemies emplaced on the sides of hills.
The 155 mm howitzer motor carriage M41 (also known as the M41 Gorilla) was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle built on a lengthened M24 Chaffee tank chassis that was introduced at the end of the Second World War. Out of a planned run of 250, only 85 were produced before cancellation of the order at the end of 1945. [2]