Editing M7 Priest (section)

{{Short description|American self-propelled artillery vehicle}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name               = M7 Priest
| image              = M7 Priest at APG.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = M7 preserved at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
| origin             = [[United States]]
| type               = [[Self-propelled artillery|Self-propelled gun]]
| is_vehicle         = yes
| is_artillery       = yes
| service            = 
| used_by            = [[United States Army]]<br />[[Argentine Army]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Xavier|last1=Tracol|title=Blindorama : L'Argentine 1926–1945|magazine=Batailles et Blindés|language=fr|date=October 2011|publisher=Caraktère|issn=1765-0828|issue=45|pages=4–7}}</ref><br />[[Austrian Armed Forces|Austrian Army]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rearming Austria: WWII weapons|date=14 June 2015|url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/rearming-austria-wwii-weapons/|website=wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com}}</ref><br />[[Belgian Army]]<br />[[British Army]]<br />[[Canadian Army]]<br />[[French Army]]<br />[[Israel Defense Forces]]<br />[[Italian Army]]<br />[[Norwegian army]]<br />[[Pakistan Army]]<br />[[Philippine Army]]<br />[[Philippine Constabulary]]<br />[[Republic of China Armed Forces]]<br />[[Bundeswehr]] (West German Army)<br />[[Yugoslav People's Army]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Iztok |last1=Kočevar|title=Micmac à tire-larigot chez Tito: L'arme blindée yougoslave durant la Guerre froide|trans-title=The Yugoslav armored arm during the Cold War|magazine=Batailles et Blindés|language=fr|date=August 2014|publisher=Caraktère|issn=1765-0828|issue=62|pages=66–79}}</ref>
| wars               = [[World War II]] <br />[[Korean War]]
| designer           = 
| design_date        = 
| manufacturer       = [[American Locomotive Company]] (M7) <br />Pressed Steel Car (M7B1)<br />Federal Machine and Welder (M7)
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = April 1942 – July 1945<ref name="M7 Priest 105mm HMC">{{cite book | last = Zaloga| first = Steven J. | title = M7 Priest 105mm HMC | publisher = Osprey Publishing | date = 2013 | location = Oxford, United Kingdom | page = {{page needed|date=February 2019}} | isbn = 978-1-78096-023-4}}</ref>
| number             = M7: 3489, M7B1: 826 <br /> M7B2: 127 converted from M7B1<ref name="M7 Priest 105mm HMC"/>
| variants           = M7, M7B1, M7B2
| traverse           = 
| elevation          = 
| length             = {{convert|19|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=Icks/>
| width              = {{convert|9|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}} with sandshields
| height             = {{convert|8|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=Icks>Icks, AFV No. 26</ref><br />{{convert|9|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} over AA machine gun
| weight             = 50,640 lb (22.97 metric tons)
| suspension         = [[Vertical volute spring suspension|Vertical volute spring]]
| speed              = 24 mph (39 km/h) on road<br />15 mph (24 km/h) off-road
| vehicle_range      = 120 mi (193 km)
| primary_armament   = 105 mm M1/[[M101 howitzer|M2 howitzer]] <br /> 69 rounds
| secondary_armament = 1 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) [[M2 Browning machine gun]] <br /> 300 rounds
| armour             = 12–62 mm<ref name=Icks/>
| engine             = [[Wright R-975|Continental R-975 C1]]/C4 <br /> [[Ford GAA]] (M7B1)
| engine_power       = 400 or 340 hp<br />(298 or 254 kW)
| pw_ratio           = 
| crew               = 8<ref name="M7 Priest 105mm HMC"/>
}}

The '''105&nbsp;mm howitzer motor carriage M7''' was an American [[self-propelled artillery]] vehicle produced during [[World War II]]. It was given the  service name '''105&nbsp;mm self propelled, Priest''' by the [[British Army]], due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring, and following on from the [[Bishop (artillery)|Bishop]] and the contemporary [[Deacon (artillery)|Deacon]] self-propelled guns.