M41

M41 (Stock)

Totals

405000 Price

230 Hit Points

18.92 / 19.3 kgWeight

Crew

1. Commander

Armor

12.7/12.7/12.7Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

12.7/0/12.7Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

262 h.p.Engine Power

56.3 km/hSpeed Limit

18 deg/secTraverse Speed

Firepower

700 Standard Shell Damage

78 mmStandard Shell Penetration

17.1 Time for Complete Loading

10 deg/secTurret Traverse Speed

Communication

350 mView Range

325 mSignal Range

M37M24 Chaffee

M41

M44

V

405000

Artillery developed on the basis of the M24, with 60 vehicles actually produced out of a total of 250 ordered. The M41 did not see action in World War II, but fought in the Korean War.

Designed as a replacement for the M7 Priest self-propelled howitzer, the M41 is a typical American self-propelled artillery piece, having a wide weapon traverse, good gun with good accuracy and a spectacularly poor hull traverse coupled with a high top speed

After its rebalance to tier V, he M41 will feel right at home in any match that it gets placed, as its 155mm howitzer is capable of dealing apocalyptic damage to any tank it gets to encounter and effective range that spans from one corner to a map to much of the other. However, mind that the shell travel time is slower than other Tier 5 SPGs. Players coming fresh from the M37 will never have to worry about poking higher-tier enemies for insignificant damage.

• SU-5
• SU-5-1

SU-5

Stock

SU-5-1

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	V	155 mm Howitzer M1	1735	78/240	700/700	3.51	0.82	7

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	III	Continental W-670	256	262	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	IV	T72	10000	19.3	18

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	IV	SCR 510	0	325

SU-5-1

Speed

M44

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	V	155 mm Howitzer M1	1735	78/240	700/700	3.51	0.82	7

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	Twin Cadillac, Series 44T4	530	296	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	V	T72E1	10000	21.3	20

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	X	SCR 619	0	750

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Gun range: 1300 m
• High top speed on flat ground
• Long range
• Good gun arc
• Only one gun, no grinding required and is very enjoyable when stock

Cons:

• Horrible accuracy
• Long aiming time
• Slow acceleration
• Slow traverse speed
• Large reticule spread when traversing the gun

Performance

After the total rebalance of every artillery piece, the M41 is now one tier lower (VI->V) and receives standard tank matchmaking (battle tiers V-VII). Formerly known for what was arguably the most enjoyable stock grind of any artillery piece (excluding tier IIs) in the game, the M41 embodies the American artillery playstyle very well: Good damage, good rate of fire, good accuracy, good top speed, great weapon traverse arc and horrible tank traverse speeds. The M41 is very similar to the old M41, but is arguably more enjoyable since it meets tier FIVE and SIX tanks, something impossible previous to this patch. The 155mm Howitzer M1's HE shells can regularly one-shot or penetrate KV-1s, KV-1S'es, KV-2s, French tanks and every medium tank in its matchmaking bracket, causing catastrophic damage to anything it sees. Non-penetrating shells still deal large damage, since its base damage is already high. Non-penetrating hits for above 300 damage are common. However, the M41 now suffers from a significant amount of reticule bloom. Be sure to move the reticule slowly and deliberately to preserve accuracy. The M41 shoots slowly now, although the great damage of the gun and cheap ammunition costs balance it out.

After the nerfs and removal of many of its engines, the M41 does not accelerate as well as it used to. However, it's 15HP/ton ratio when upgraded and its high speed limit coupled with low weight allows it to outrun heavier tanks in contingencies.

Worthy of special mention is the very low ammunition costs of the M41's 155mm howitzer. The Grille has a 680 damage gun costing 505 credits per shot, the Hummel has a 950 damage gun that costs 1150 credits per shot, the SU-122A has a 910 damage gun costing 810 credits per shot, compared to the M41's much more favorable 700 damage costing a meager 505 credits per shot, making the M41 a much more favorable moneymaking artillery piece. However, it no longer meets tier VIII and IX enemies, which somewhat hurts its moneymaking potential: Damaging higher tiers have a higher amount of money gained per damage.

With that said, the M41 is an excellent tier V artillery piece, balancing agility, damage, speed and ammunition cost for a jack-of-all-trades artillery piece.

Early Research

• Since 8.6 update, now all M37's engines and radios will carry over if you researched them previously.
• The SCR 610 and SCR 619 radios are also used by the M8A1, so they will be available if you played it prior to the M41.
• Research the Twin Cadillac Series 44T4 engine first since it has an inexpensive XP cost.
• Next research the SCR 610 radio .
• Lastly research the SCR 619 radio so you can once again have the excellent radio range if you haven't already.

Historical Info

SC371824 - Lt. Gen. William M. Hoge, Commanding General, U.S. IX Corps, left, holds the lanyard which will fire the 75,000th shell to be fired by the corps since the start of the conflict in Korea. Brig. Gen. William N. Gillmore, Commanding General, Corps Artilllery, stands to the right of General Hoge. This day also marked the end of the first year fighting in Korea.

The self-propelled howitzer M41 was based on a lengthened M24 Chaffee chassis, and had many of the same modifications as the hull of the M19 self-propelled twin 40mm anti-aircraft gun. The M41's engine was moved to behind the drivers' compartment, and the 155mm howitzer mount was placed at the rear of the vehicle. Of the 250 ordered, 60 were delivered.

Manufacturers

• Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors Corp.
• Massey Harris Co.

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Historical Gallery

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  M41 155 mm howitzer in the US Army Ordnance Museum. The vehicle is based on a m24 Chaffee chasis

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  M41 155mm self-propelled gun.

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  M41 Side view of a US M41 155 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage

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  M41 Self propelled howitzer saw extensive use during the Korean war

Sources and External Links

External Links

• M41 Howitzer Motor Carriage Photos & history.
• [Wikipedia]
• [AFV database]

USA

Self-Propelled Guns