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 HMC M7 Priest was the US main Howitzer Motor Carriage, used on all fronts of WW2 from Africa to Germany and the Pacific, and later the Korean war.

2025年2月1日 · The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7, sometimes known as the Priest, was the most used American tracked SPG during World War Two.

The great number of M7 vehicles provided very effective mobile artillery support for the Allied troops as they moved eastward toward and into Germany. ww2dbase Donald Bennett, an artillery officer in the US Army during WW2, noted his liking for the M7 self-propelled guns in his memoir.

2025年3月27日 · The M7 Priest, a self-propelled artillery vehicle from World War II, derived its design from the M3 tank chassis. With an open-top superstructure housing a 105mm howitzer, it provided essential fire support in major campaigns.

2021年3月22日 · The M7 "Priest" (known formally as the "105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7") was the principle mobile artillery system for Allied ground forces throughout World War 2. She was designed to support armored actions in all theaters of the war as her tracked qualities could be put to good use wherever she was needed.

2018年8月13日 · The M7 also known as the Priest. This artillery was designed to provide fire support to tank divisions. It proved to be an effective means of field artillery. The layout of the M7 was identical to the M3 tank.

2011年9月29日 · One significant improvement over towed artillery was the Priest's capability to haul its own ammo. Firing a 105 mm cannon with a range of more than 10,400 meters, the Priest could carry 69...

The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 Priest was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War 2. After the outbreak of World War II, American observers realised the need to have a self-propelled artillery vehicle with a suitably large gun suitable for supporting infantry operations.

2025年1月24日 · In September 1942, the British received the first 90 M7 self-propelled guns. The British renamed the M7 to "105mm SP, Priest" (Priest, priest). The vehicles entered the artillery battalions of the tank divisions. The main task of "Priest" was the implementation of fire support from remote positions in the advance of infantry and armored vehicles.