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Title: M40 Gun Motor Carriage and M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage in WWII and Korea
Condition: New
EAN: 9780764354021
ISBN: 9780764354021
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
Release Date: 28/10/2017
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 229mm
Author: David Doyle
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: History, Military History
ISBN-10: 0764354027
Item Weight: 522g
Book Series: Legends of Warfare: Ground
Release Year: 2017
Description: The M40 Gun Motor Carriage and M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage are featured in over 200 photographs, providing a detailed study of the conception, development, testing, and combat use of these key vehicles. As the US entered WWII, the nation lacked heavy self-propelled artillery, instead relying heavily on towed artillery, much of it WWI-surplus. Only 100 examples of the nation’s first heavy self-propelled gun, the M12, were built. Finding favor once deployed, attention was turned to developing an improved model. Initially designated the T83, and later as the M40, the new 155mm Gun Motor Carriage was first fielded in the closing months of WWII. Already scheduled for mass production, the M40, and its companion 8-inch howitzer-armed M43, continued to see extensive use during the Korean War, providing crucial support to infantry and armor formations. Historic period images, as well as meticulously photographed surviving examples, provide a detailed look at this important piece of US military hardware.

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