Vermont Military Museum - M7 Priest Self Propelled Gun
Bill Maloney 12/5/2009 |
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 Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY |
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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