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 …

Apr 5, 2025 · The M43 HMC used an 8 inch (203 mm) Howitzer M1 or M2 for which 16 rounds were stored on the vehicle. A total of 48 M43 HMCs were built, including 24 that were …

The 155 mm gun motor carriage M40 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle built on a widened and lengthened medium tank M4A3 chassis, but with a Continental engine and with …

Sep 9, 2021 · This new vehicle used the M4A3E8 Sherman tank chassis and could mount either the M1 155mm Gun or the M1 8-inch Howitzer. The first prototype was produced in July 1944 …

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

Jun 16, 2013 · The American M40/M43 Self Propelled Gun artillery systems used an enlarged M4A3E8 Sherman chassis. The M40 had a 155mm main gun & the M43 was 203mm.

The armament of M43 consisted of an howitzer of 203.2 mm M1 (8 inches). M43 was equipped with a broad door with back folding back with a slope of loading/access where the 6 gun …

Although the M43 was fitted with a large 203mm howitzer system and early trials, the M40's hull, chassis and barrel were retained (itself inherited from the M4 Sherman series) using the T89 …

Jul 11, 2024 · The M43 203mm self-propelled howitzer soon replaced the original M12 and M41 self-propelled howitzers, but due to conflicts with other US self-propelled artillery, they were …

The 203 mm 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 …