M40/M43
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| The M40/M43 is an [[USA|American]] tier 7 [[Self Propelled Guns|self propelled gun]]. The M40 version mounts the 155mm, while the M43 version mounts the 203mm. The M40/M43 has an excellent traverse speed compared to the [[GW Tiger]] and [[Object 212]], and its top speed is good as well. The M40/M43 has a lower [[Gun|damage]] output than both the [[GW Tiger]] and [[Object 212]] but makes up for this with, as stated before, good speed and an excellent turn rate, giving it the ability to relocate quickly if it is spotted by enemy tanks. | The M40/M43 is an [[USA|American]] tier 7 [[Self Propelled Guns|self propelled gun]]. The M40 version mounts the 155mm, while the M43 version mounts the 203mm. The M40/M43 has an excellent traverse speed compared to the [[GW Tiger]] and [[Object 212]], and its top speed is good as well. The M40/M43 has a lower [[Gun|damage]] output than both the [[GW Tiger]] and [[Object 212]] but makes up for this with, as stated before, good speed and an excellent turn rate, giving it the ability to relocate quickly if it is spotted by enemy tanks. | |||
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Revision as of 21:56, 18 March 2012
The M40/M43 is an American tier 7 self propelled gun. The M40 version mounts the 155mm, while the M43 version mounts the 203mm. The M40/M43 has an excellent traverse speed compared to the GW Tiger and Object 212, and its top speed is good as well. The M40/M43 has a lower damage output than both the GW Tiger and Object 212 but makes up for this with, as stated before, good speed and an excellent turn rate, giving it the ability to relocate quickly if it is spotted by enemy tanks.
- The M40/M43 leads to the T92.
M40M43/ModulesM40M43/EquipmentM40M43/Consumables
Historical Info
The 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 was a US self-propelled artillery vehicle built on a widened and lengthened Medium Tank M4A3 chassis, but with a Continental engine and HVSS that was introduced at the end of the Second World War. Equipped with a 155 mm M2 gun, it was designed to replace the earlier M12 Gun Motor Carriage. It's prototype designation was the T83, but this was changed to the M40 in March 1945.
A single pilot vehicle was used in the European Theatre in 1945 by the 991st Field Artillery Battalion, along with a related 8-inch Howitzer Motor Carriage T89, which was sometimes also equipped with a 155 mm barrel.[1] From there, it was deployed during the Korean War.
After World War II, the M40 was used by the British Army, who designated it the 155mm SP M40.
8 inch Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 - 8 in (203 mm) HMC, standardized August 1945, 48 built
Variants
The Army planned to use the same T38 chassis for a family of SP artillery:
- Cargo Carrier T30- a few built before cancellation in December 1944 to make more chassis' available for GMCs.
- 8 inch Howitzer Motor Carriage M43- 8 in (203 mm) HMC, standardized August 1945, 48 were built.
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