1:35 US M-7 Priest Howitzer Self-Prop
- Article number: 510006580
- Age recommendation: from 14 years
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Article number: 510006580
Product: 1:35 US M-7 Priest Howitzer Self-Prop
Model Dim.: 17,2 cm
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The deployment of self-propelled artillery during the Second World War
was very quickly adopted by all of the combatants. Following the
innovative use of mobile artillery by the German army at the outset of
the conflict, the need for artillery pieces to be as mobile as tank
battalions was universally recognised. The Allies initially mounted
their first self-propelled artillery units on half-track vehicles, but
the most effective solution manifested itself with the introduction of
the M7 Priest. Using the hull of the M3 Lee medium tank the M7 was armed
with a 105mm M2A1 howitzer. It was deployed operationally for the first
time in 1942 by British troops who gave it the nickname "Priest", due to
the position of the machine gun in the front of the vehicle which
resembled a Church pulpit. Robust and reliable, it had a plentiful
supply of ammunition and provided effective indirect support fire. It
was used by both the American army and the U.S. Marines on all fronts throughout the course of the war.
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