The Wacky Seven
A Priest of the 19th Field Regiment, R.C.A., in Normandy, July 1944. Its name apparently referred to its crew (Dick, Gord, Harry, Jim, Bert and Bres) rather than to the intricacies of this particular vehicle! Since there was no time to repaint the Priest Kangaroos before they...
The M7 used the hull and running gear of the M3 Medium Tank. It was called "Priest" because of the pulpit-like structure mounting the 50 cal. AA MG
Seen here during the Normandy Landings
The United States 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was an adaptation of their M3 and M4 Medium Tank chassis to create a self-propelled gun of sufficient firepower to support infantry operations. The first vehicles came off the assembly lines in April of 1942 and during the following years of...
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