T18 Howitzer Motor Carriage
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t18-howitzer-motor-carriage-161-13796341
title:
T18 Howitzer Motor Carriage
text:
The T18 howitzer motor carriage, or T18 HMC, was an American self-propelled gun. Its development started in September 1941 as a close-support vehicle using the M3 Stuart's chassis. A 75 mm howitzer was mounted on the right front of the vehicle. The gun mount was adapted from the M3 Grant. Two prototypes were produced by Firestone and then sent to the Aberdeen Proving Ground. However, they were unsatisfactory because of their high superstructure and nose weight. Because the Army disliked the high
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encyclopedia
description:
WW2 US self-propelled gun
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T18_Howitzer_Motor_Carriage
date created:
2014-08-12T07:32:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T22:49:15Z
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