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105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 – self-propelled 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (HMC) based on the M3, M4 and later M4A3 (M7B1) Sherman chassis. 155mm Gun Motor Carriage M12 – self-propelled 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC). Cargo Carrier M30 – cargo Carrier (an M12 with crew and ammunition space in lieu of the gun).
British nomenclature for Shermans was by mark numbers for the different hulls with letters for differences in armament and suspension: A for a vehicle with the 76 mm gun, B for the 105 mm howitzer, C for the 17-pounder gun, and Y for any vehicle equipped with horizontal volute spring suspension (HVSS), e.g. British operated M4A1(76) was known ...
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 ]
The M4 Howitzer was a modified version of the M2A1 used with the M4A3 Sherman Assault Support tank. R1QBA = 2 × 105 mm HE M1 with M48 or M48A2 Point-Detonating Fuze (0.5 second). Gross Weight: 119 Lbs. Volume: 1.8 cubic feet(?). R1QBS = 2 × 105 mm HE M1 with M48 Point-Detonating Fuze. Volume: 1.8 cubic feet(?).
The Lee was superseded by the Medium M4 Sherman. This originally carried a 75 mm gun; later versions of the Sherman were armed with a 76 mm gun or a 105 mm howitzer. On the Sherman hull, the M10 and M36 tank destroyers (officially called "Gun Motor Carriages") were produced.
The first shipments of the Biden administration’s $800 million military aid package have arrived in Ukraine. Included among the first round of weapons are 18 155 mm howitzers, in addition to ...
105 mm howitzer motor carriage M7B1 – self-propelled 105 mm howitzer motor carriage based on the M4A3 Sherman chassis; 155 mm gun motor carriage M12 – self-propelled 155 mm gun motor carriage Cargo carrier M30 – an M12 with crew and ammunition space in lieu of the gun.
It used the same 105 mm Howitzer M4 as the ones mounted on some M4 Sherman medium tanks. The M37 HMC was an open topped vehicle using torsion bar suspension with tracks 16 in (41cm) wide. Though the gun performance was similar to that of the M7 Priest, the use of the lighter chassis from the M24 Chaffee made the self-propelled gun easier to handle.