M7 Priest
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M7 Priest is updated to version Beta Two. |
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| Placement | |
| Faction | British |
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| Price | |
 Manpower
| 600 |
 Ammunition
| 0 |
 Fuel
| 450 |
 Population
| 14 |
| Attributes | |
| Health | 400 |
| Targeting | |
| Target Type | armour_priest |
| Critical Type | armour |
| Rear Armor | true |
| Vision | |
| Sight | 35 |
| Detection | 0/0 |
| Speed | |
| Max Speed | 4 |
| Acceleration | .8 |
| Deceleration | 5 |
| Rotation | 25 |
| Abilities | |
| Counter Battery | |
| Victor Target | |
| Weapons | |
 105mm Priest Howitzer
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| 105mm Priest Overwatch
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| 105mm Priest Supercharge
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| Creeping Barrage
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| M2HB Turret MG
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| CoH-Stats | M7 Priest Veterancy | ||||
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 | 10% reduction to scatter. | 36 |  Level 1
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| 15% reduction to cool-down. | 108 |  Level 2
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| 15% reduction to received damage. | 302 |  Level 3
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| Known Unit (Custom Name) | 604 |  Level 4
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| Feared Unit (Custom Skin) | 907 |  Level 5
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The 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II. It was given the official nickname Priest in British service, due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring and following on from the Bishop self propelled gun, the full designation when in British service was 105mm SP Gun, Priest. This developed into a tradition of naming self-propelled guns after ecclesiastic titles with the Sexton and Abbot.
History
Witnessing the events of the war, American observers realized that they would need a self-propelled artillery vehicle with sufficient firepower to support infantry operations. Lessons learned with half-tracks also showed that this vehicle would have to be armored and fully tracked. It was decided to use the M3 Lee chassis as the basis for this new vehicle, which was designated T32.
After reworking the M3 by providing an open topped superstructure, mounting a 105 mm howitzer and, following trials, adding a machine gun; the T32 was accepted for service as the M7 in February 1942 and production began that April.
While the first M7s were produced for the U.S. Army, supply was soon diverted to support the Lend-Lease program. Ninety M7s were sent to the British 8th Army stationed in North Africa, who were also the first to use it in combat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The M7 soon proved itself successful and the British requested 5,500 of them, an order which was never fully completed.
They did find problems with the M7 though, as the primary armaments were of American, not British standard. This meant that the M7s had to be supplied separately, causing logistical complications. It was a problem that was only truly resolved in 1944 on arrival of the 25-pounder-armed Sexton. Until that time though, the British continued to use the M7 throughout the North African Campaign, the Italian Campaign and even a few during the early days of the Normandy Invasion. After the Sexton appeared, most British M7s were converted into "Kangaroo" armored personnel carriers.
In U.S. service the M7 was a great success. Each U.S. armored division had three battalions of M7s, giving them unparalleled mobile artillery support.
A total of 3,490 M7s were built and they proved to be reliable weapons, continuing to see service in the U.S. and allied armies well past World War II.
Tactics & Tips
- Use it to shoot and scoot and support your units through firepower.
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