M7B1 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage
GENERAL DATA |
Priest (British
Army) |
Self-Propelled Gun (Indirect Fire) |
- |
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 |
- |
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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