The 8-inch Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 was an American 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 World War II.

1 天前 · The 155mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 (M40 GMC) and 8 inch Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 (M43 HMC) were two high-calibre US SPGs during WW2.

与很快从军队中退役的M12自行火炮不同，M40/M43是相当成功的装备，并且在美国军队中一直服役到50年代中期。 在二战结束后，这些火炮接受了更加现代化的改装，主要是将履带更换为T84挂胶履带。

2019年5月14日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage 203mm Self-Propelled Artillery (SPA) including pictures.

2010年8月1日 · The 155-mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 and 8 in. Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 were self-propelled artillery vehicles based on major components of the medium tank M4A1 with the Continental engine and HVSS suspension. The M40 Gun Motor Carriage was designed to replace the earlier M12 Gun Motor Carriage.

2025年1月31日 · The 8" HMC M43 was a 155mm GMC M40 with the weapon replaced with the 8" howitzer. The gun mounts and carriages were identical.

The M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage 203mm (8inches) was an American 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.

8" Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 at American Legion Roger B. Chaffee Post 154, Wyoming, Michigan. Underfloor stowage can be seen as well as the howitzer's elevation arc and shielding for the crew near the howitzer tube.

The M43 was identical to the M40 with the 155mm gun being replaced by the 8in Howitzer. Only 48 were built including 24 converted M40s. It came too late to see action in World War Two …

2024年10月13日 · It is a self-propelled howitzer manufactured based on the chassis of the American M4A3E8 . Mobility was improved by replacing the existing Sherman VVSS suspension version or the M12 self-propelled howitzer that used the M3 Lee body with the HVSS suspension, and the co-pilot/pilot was replaced from the normal hatch to the Sherman.