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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.
The 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. It used the same 105 mm Howitzer M4 as the ones mounted on some M4 Sherman medium tanks. The M37 HMC was an open ...
M36 GMC = M36 Gun Motor Carriage with 90 mm M1 gun; M7 HMC = M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, M3 (Grant) or M4 (Sherman) hull with 105 mm howitzer in forward-facing mount. Given the service name "Priest" by the British. M12 GMC = M12 Gun Motor Carriage, M3 (Grant) hull with 155 mm M1918 gun in forward-facing mount
M7 Priest; M37 105 mm howitzer motor carriage; M41 howitzer motor carriage; M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage; M44 self-propelled howitzer; M55 self-propelled howitzer; M108 howitzer; M109 howitzer; M110 howitzer; M1299 howitzer
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 ...
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
M7 Priest; M12 Gun Motor Carriage; M19 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage; M37 105 mm howitzer motor carriage; M39 armored utility vehicle; M40 Gun Motor Carriage; M41 howitzer motor carriage; M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage; M50 Ontos; M55 self-propelled howitzer; M56 Scorpion; M60 AVLB; M114 armored fighting vehicle; M728 combat engineer vehicle
A Priest Kangaroo in Italy, April 1945. Modified US 105mm M7 Priest Howitzer Motor Carriage. These vehicles were worn out and had been removed from service. The main armament - the 105 mm gun complete with mount and mantlet - was removed leading to the nickname "defrocked Priests,". The engine was overhauled and the mechanicals checked ."Armour ...