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The 155 mm gun motor carriage M40 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle built on a widened and lengthened medium tank M4A3 chassis, but with a Continental engine and with HVSS (horizontal volute spring suspension), which was introduced at the end of the Second World War.
For non-sequential numbers, like M1 Abrams, see bottom of list. M1 combat car, also known as the M1 light tank; M1 light motorcycle; M2 light tank, .5" MG or 37 mm gun, 11-ton
The 155 mm howitzer motor carriage M41 (also known as the M41 Gorilla) was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle built on a lengthened M24 Chaffee tank chassis that was introduced at the end of the Second World War. Out of a planned run of 250, only 85 were produced before cancellation of the order at the end of 1945. [2]
The M4 high-speed tractor used M4 Sherman tracks, roadwheels, and drive sprocket. However, the suspension was of the HVSS type, first introduced on a light tank T6 project in 1938. One variant was designed to tow the 90 mm anti-aircraft gun, and another was for the 155 mm gun or 8-inch howitzer. [1]
155mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 – self-propelled 155 mm GMC (Either M1A1 or M2 gun) based on the M4A3 (HVSS) chassis. 8in Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 – self-propelled 8 inch HMC (standardized post-World War II).
The 1947 official manual for the M40 and M43: 155-mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 and 8-inch Howitzer Motor Carriage M43, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1947, p. 9 has "The 155-mm gun motor carriage M40 and 8-inch howitzer motor carriage M43 are identical vehicles except for gun tubes, ..." and many other lowercase uses in the text and figure ...
The M44 was an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer based on the M41 Walker Bulldog tank chassis, first introduced in the early 1950s. Flaws in its design prevented it from seeing action in the Korean War, but the type went on to serve in the armies of the United States, West Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom into the late Cold War ...
M59 155 mm field cannon (then designated M1 and M2 long Tom) M101 105 mm howitzer (then designated M2A1 towed) M114 155 mm howitzer (then designated M1A1 towed) M115 203 mm howitzer (then designated M2 towed) Type 38 75 mm field cannon; Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon; Ordnance BL 5.5-inch cannon; Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun