Dragon Models 1/35 6627 M7 Priest Early Production US Army WW2 Plastic Kit
Dragon (Plastics) 6627 1/35 Scale M7 Priest Early Production US Army WW2
The lower hull is a fully detailed one piece moulding. The gun barrel is in aluminium with finely reproduced rifling. Etched parts are supplied for fine detailing. Assembly booklet included.
Glue and paints are required to assemble and complete the model (not included)
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At the time of its entry into WWII, the USA relied heavily on the M3 Lee tank. Very early on it was realized there was a need for an armored and fully tracked self-propelled howitzer able to keep pace with armoured formations. The resulting design, based on the M3 chassis and featuring an M2 105mm gun, was the 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7. In British service it was, due to the .50-cal machine gun mounted in a prominent pulpit-like structure, called the Priest. Production of the 22.97-tonne vehicle commenced in April 1942, and a total of 2,814 M7s were eventually built. Early M7 Priests served with both the US Army and the British in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Each US armoured division featured three battalions of the successful M7.