Team
: Eagle Federation

# M7 Priest

Role
: Self Propelled Howitzer

## [General information](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#general-information)

Description
: The **M7 Priest** is a Self Propelled Howitzer developed by the United States during the Second World War, mounting a 105 mm M2A1 howitzer on an **M3 Lee** medium tank chassis. It entered service in 1942 and was widely used by US and Allied forces for mobile indirect fire; the open-top fighting compartment and pulpit-like machine-gun mount inspired the "Priest" nickname. The 32-tonne tracked vehicle is crewed by four — driver, gunner, commander, and loader — and is powered by a **Continental R975-C4** radial engine producing 460 hp for 14.4 hp/t and a top speed of 39 km/h.
The **105mm M2A1** howitzer fires HE (M1) and anti-tank (M67) rounds with a 7.5-second reload and 35 rounds stowed; the commander's cupola has a stabilized **12.7mm M2** machine gun. Sights are a 4x telescope for the howitzer with no rangefinder or stabilizer on the main gun.

Locomotion
: Tracked

Supported classes
: Crewman

Obtainment
: Free

## [In-game availability](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#in-game-availability)

| Team/Loadout                                         | [WW2](/md/rv/loadouts/ww2.md) |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| [Eagle Federation](/md/rv/teams/eagle-federation.md) | Tier 1                        |

## [Vehicle](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#vehicle)

| Weight           | 23.6 t  |
| ---------------- | ------- |
| Seating capacity | 4       |
| Driver           | 1       |
| Gunner           | 1       |
| Commander        | 1       |
| Loader           | 1       |
| Max speed        |         |
| Forward          | 39 km/h |
| Backward         | 5 km/h  |

## [Powertrain](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#powertrain)

| Engine                | Continental R975-C1 |
| --------------------- | ------------------- |
| Type                  | Diesel              |
| Max RPM               | 2,400 RPM           |
| Horsepower            | 400 hp              |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 16.9 hp/t           |
| Transmission          |                     |
| Forward gears         | 5                   |
| Reverse gears         | 1                   |

## [Armour](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#armour)

| Lower front plate | 30 mm–103 mm |
| ----------------- | ------------ |
| Upper front plate | 74 mm–104 mm |
| Left cheek        | 15 mm–33 mm  |
| Right cheek       | 16 mm–96 mm  |
| Mantlet           | 29 mm–128 mm |
| Hull side         | 26 mm–76 mm  |

## [Gunner turret](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#gunner-turret)

| Traversal        |           |
| ---------------- | --------- |
| Horizontal speed | 6 deg/s   |
| Vertical speed   | 4 deg/s   |
| Vertical limits  | -5° / 35° |

### [Weapons](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#gunner-turret-weapons)

#### [105mm M2A1](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#gunner-turret-weapon-105mm-m2a1)

| Reload speed                                     | 7.5s |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ---- |
| Ammo                                             | Max  |
| [M1 shell](/md/rv/shells/105mm-m2a1-m1-shell.md) | \*   |
| [M67 shot](/md/rv/shells/105mm-m2a1-m67-shot.md) | \*   |
| Ammo models                                      |      |
| Hull ammo                                        | 35   |

### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#gunner-turret-sights)

#### [Telescope sight](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#gunner-turret-sight-1)

| Rangefinder | None |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Zoom        | 4x   |

## [Commander turret](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#commander-turret)

| Traversal        |            |
| ---------------- | ---------- |
| Mouse aim        | Yes        |
| Horizontal speed | 60 deg/s   |
| Vertical speed   | 60 deg/s   |
| Vertical limits  | -10° / 20° |

### [Weapons](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#commander-turret-weapons)

#### [12.7mm M2](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#commander-turret-weapon-127mm-m2)

| Reload speed                             | 6s  |
| ---------------------------------------- | --- |
| Magazine size                            | 200 |
| Ammo                                     | Max |
| [API-T](/md/rv/shells/127mm-m2-api-t.md) | \*  |
| Ammo models                              |     |
| MG ammo                                  | 4   |

### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#commander-turret-sights)

#### [Sight 1](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#commander-turret-sight-1)

| Rangefinder | None |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Zoom        | 1x   |

## [Gallery](/md/rv/vehicles/m7-priest.md#gallery)

| Type      | URL                                                                      |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Thumbnail | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/m7-priest/perspective.png     |
| Front     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/m7-priest/front.png           |
| Back      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/m7-priest/back.png            |
| Left      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/m7-priest/left.png            |
| Right     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/m7-priest/right.png           |
| Top       | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/m7-priest/top.png             |
| Armor     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/m7-priest/armor_thumbnail.png |

ID: "M7 Priest"