The 75 mm howitzer motor carriage M8 "Scott" was a self-propelled howitzer vehicle of the United States in use during World War II. It was developed on the chassis of the M5 Stuart tank and was equipped with a M116 howitzer in an M7 mount.

Introduced in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals", the M8A1 is a Stuart light tank package with a medium tank firepower not too unlike the M24 Chaffee. Although its armour and crew survivability is poor, the emphasis on firepower and mobility allows players to use it as a light tank destroyer to flank and destroy enemy tanks with its firepower.

2022年11月5日 · The ‘M8 GMC,’ ‘M8A1,’ or even the long-winded 75 mm Gun M3 on 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Chassis, was a failure. Although the vehicle performed quite well during its initial trials, numerous serious flaws were eventually discovered.

m8a1被分配给了美军各个骑兵侦察中队中的突击炮分队，一旦在进攻中发现存在难以攻克的碉堡，m8a1会高速接近目标随后实施炮击，40°的大仰角让该车非常适合对付山区中的敌人。

M8 75毫米榴彈炮載具 （英語： 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8，縮寫：M8 HMC）是一款 二戰 期間 美國 製 自走炮。 這款自走炮是在 M5斯圖亞特輕型坦克 的車體上加裝一具裝備75公厘榴彈炮的360度全向旋轉炮塔而製成，它原本是為了提供 裝甲兵 野戰曲射火力支援而開發，但是在戰鬥需求急遽變化後轉為二線用途。 它在1944年依循美國裝甲兵傳統被取名為斯科特－一位在美國南北內戰期間負有盛名的 將軍。 自1920年代，美國陸軍即開列出自走砲的需求。 最初底盤選擇 …

M8A1是美军为了填补坦克歼击车项目的空白而改装的应急之作，其主武器为一门谢尔曼坦克使用的75毫米炮。 但随着M18坦克歼击车项目的神速推进，M8A1未能量产。 【图7：M8A1自行火炮】 M8自行火炮从1942年9月进入量产，到1944年1月停产，总产量为1778辆，随美军征战于西线和太平洋战场。 M8最大的价值体现在山地作战中，特别是在意大利战役期间。 机动性能极为出色的M8可以在多山的亚平宁半岛肆意驰骋，作为一辆自行火炮经常在战斗中把中型坦克甩在身后。

这款坦克歼击车的定型取得了成功，被定名为m8a1，该车本计划在地狱猫项目服役之前撑一下门面，但最终未能执行。 【图6：M8A1坦克歼击车】 1941年10月，美国军方在T9空降坦克（即后来的M22蝉式）底盘上安装一门37毫米反坦克炮，取名为T42坦克歼击车。

2022年12月27日 · I just unlocked the M8A1 GMC for the US TT from the SL crates, but I don’t have any context as to whether it’s good or not. It’s not a coupon so I can’t sell it, I was mostly curious as I couldn’t find many references to it online.

The M8A1 GMC is an American experimental tank destroyer self-propelled artillery unit developed during World War II. Its key feature is mounting the 75mm M3 gun on the M8 Scott chassis, capable of engaging enemy personnel and armored targets at significant distances.

The M8A1 was the only variant, based on the M5A1 chassis, including all its features. The M5A1 hull was kept unchanged, except that a fixed hatch was mounted instead of the cal.30 (7.62 mm) mount. The motor was still the twin Cadillac V8 with hydramatic transmission. However, the M2 howitzer was replaced by the improved M3.