M7B1 "Priest" 105mm HMC

The M7 "Priest" was originally based on the M3 Lee/Grant Chassis and mounted a 105mm M1A2 Howitzer. It was designed to provide mobile artillery support for armoured operations and provided a fully armoured, fully tracked solution. The M7B1 utilised the Sherman M4A3 chassis and was introduced around September 1943. The British nicknamed the M7 the "Priest" based on the MG pulpit as being similar to that used in church.

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