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M7 HMC Priest - 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 1st Armored Division, El Alamein 1942

By: Hobby Master

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Ground Power Series (1/72)

Last Stocked on 8/14/2024

Product Info

Title
M7 HMC Priest - 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 1st Armored Division, El Alamein 1942
Publisher
Dimensions
6.5x3.25x3"
NKG Part #
2148177691
MFG. Part #
HG4703
Type
Scale Model

Description

Models & Model Kits are supplied unpainted and unassembled unless otherwise noted.The U.S. Army required a fully-tracked Howitzer Motor Carriage capable of keeping up with armored divisions. The lower chassis and suspension of the M3 Lee and later the M4 Sherman was selected to have a 105mm Howitzer placed on top with a crew area open to the elements. In 1942 the new SPG was delivered as the M7 HMC (Howitzer Motor Carriage). British forces referred to the M7 as the “Priest” because of the high rounded .50- caliber Machine Gun position resembled the pulpit of an Anglican priest.