Patton Museum - M7B2 Priest 105mm Howitzer
Bill Maloney
11/29/2010

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01 M7B2 Priest 105mm Howitzer 02 M7B2 Priest 105mm Howitzer 03 M7B2 Priest 105 mm Howitzer 04 M2 Browning 50Cal Machine Gun
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05 M2 Browning 50Cal Machine Gun 06 M2 Browning 50Cal Machine Gun 07 M7B2 Priest 105mm Howitzer 08 M7B2 Priest 105mm Howitzer
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09 M7B2 Priest Drive Sprocket 10 M7B2 Priest Bogie Wheels 11 M7B2 Priest Idler Wheel 12 M7B2 Priest Tank Tracks
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13 M7B2 Priest 105mm Howitzer 14 M7B2 Priest Rear 15 M7B2 Priest Rear 16 M7B2 Priest Dirver's Position

M7 Priest Self Propelled Gun Specifications:

More M7 Priest Self Propelled Howitzers at other Military Museums in the northeast
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Another M7 Priest Self Propelled Gun at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD M7 Priest Self Propelled Gun at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT
  M7 Priest Self Propelled Gun
  M7 Priest Self Propelled Gun at the Fort Dix Army Reserve Mobilization Museum in Fort Dix, NJ

Length: 19 feet 8 inches
Width:
9 feet, 5 inches
Height:
8 feet, 6 inch
Crew:
7
Weight:
23 Tons
Max Speed: 24mph
Range: 120 miles
Armor: inch frontal
Powerplant: One Continental R-975 Radial Air Cooled Gas Engine 400hp
Fuel Capacity: 175 gallons
Armament:
 One 105 M1 Howitzer
 One 50 cal Machine Gun
Entered Service: 1942
Unit Cost: $

Here's a Youtube video of an M7 Priest on the move at a military show. One more M7 Priest video, this time firing its howitzer.

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