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M7B1 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage

GENERAL DATA
Priest (British Army)
Self-Propelled Gun (Indirect Fire)
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Pressed Steel Car Co.

7

  • Chief of section in hull left front
  • Gunner-corporal in hull left center
  • Cannoneer in hull right front
  • Cannoneer in hull left rear
  • Cannoneer in hull right center
  • Cannoneer in hull right rear
  • Driver in hull left front
826
March 1944 - February 1945

 

DIMENSIONS
22700 kg
0.730 kg/cm²
6.02 m
6.02 m
0 m
2.95 m
2.87 m
0.43 m
1.90 m
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ARMAMENT
105 mm Howitzer M2A1 on M4 mount (1)
69
45° (15° left and 30° right)
+35° to -5° (manual)
Manual
?
.50 caliber MG M2HB (12.7 mm) (2)
300
1 x .45cal (9 mm) M1 sub-machine gun (3)
1620
1: hull right front - 2: Ring mount at hull right front - 3: hull inside

 

ARMOR
Riveting & Cast
51-108 mm / round
38 mm / 90°
13 mm / 90°
25 mm / 0°(front)
13 mm / 0°(rear)
13 mm / 60°
13 mm / 90°
13 mm / 90°
13 mm / 0-7° & Open

 

AUTOMOTIVE
Ford GAA
V8, 18.0 liters
450-500 hp at 2600 rpm
22 hp / ton
Synchromesh: 5 forward, 1 reverse
Controlled differential & Steering levers
Mechanical, external contracting
662 L Gasoline (Petrol)

 

SUSPENSION
Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)
3 bogies, 2 road wheels/bogie
1 at rear of each bogie
13 tooth, front
Adjustable, rear
-
T48, outside guides, double pin, chevron, rubber
420.6 mm
150 mm
79
3.73 m
T49, outside guides, double pin, parallel bars, steel
420.6 mm
150 mm
79
3.73 m
T51, outside guides, double pin, smooth, rubber
420.6 mm
150 mm
79
3.73 m
T54E1, outside guides, double pin, chevron, steel
420.6 mm
150 mm
79
3.73 m

 

PERFORMANCES
42 km/h on road
26 km/h
190 km on road
? L/100 km on road
31° (from horizontal)
2.30 m
0.61 m
0.91 m
19 m

 

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