M7 Priest
The M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, dubbed the Priest, was the most successful and widely used example of American self-propelled artillery during WWII. Examples continued to be used by the U.S. Army during the Korean war, and beyond, even serving Allied countries into the 1970s. Coined the Priest due to its pulpit-like structure for the gun commander, this armored fighting vehicle would see action in North Africa, Italy, and the D-Day landings in Normandy and all the way to Germany.
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M7 Priest
The M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, dubbed the Priest, was the most successful and widely used example of American self-propelled artillery during WWII. Examples continued to be used by the U.S. Army during the Korean war, and beyond, even serving Allied countries into the 1970s. Coined the Priest due to its pulpit-like structure for the gun commander, this armored fighting vehicle would see action in North Africa, Italy, and the D-Day landings in Normandy and all the way to Germany.
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M7 Priest

M7 Priest

by David Doyle
M7 Priest

M7 Priest

by David Doyle

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The M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, dubbed the Priest, was the most successful and widely used example of American self-propelled artillery during WWII. Examples continued to be used by the U.S. Army during the Korean war, and beyond, even serving Allied countries into the 1970s. Coined the Priest due to its pulpit-like structure for the gun commander, this armored fighting vehicle would see action in North Africa, Italy, and the D-Day landings in Normandy and all the way to Germany.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526738851
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 12/01/2018
Series: Images of War
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

An avid military vehicle enthusiast whose collection includes 10 Vietnam-era vehicles, it not surprising that most of his 100+ published books focus on US military vehicles. In June 2015, he was presented the coveted Bart Vanderveen Award by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, given in recognition of "…the individual who has contributed the most to the historic preservation of military vehicles worldwide."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 Baldwin Locomotive Works T32 11

Chapter 2 American Locomotive Works M7 31

Chapter 3 Federal Machine and Welder M7 41

Chapter 4 Pressed Steel Car Company M7B1 43

Chapter 5 Howitzer Motor Carriage M7B2 47

Chapter 6 Field Use 51

Appendix 1 Priest Contracts and Deliveries 137

Appendix 2 General Data 140

Appendix 3 M2A1 Howitzer Specifications 141

Appendix 4 The Armoured Field Artillery Battalion 142

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