M40/M43

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M12

116 500

1 400 000

Crew:

Commander
Radio Operator
Driver
Gunner
Loader
Loader

Advantages:

Gun range: stock: 1400 m, top: 1330 m
Relatively fast and mobile
Good horizontal gun arc
Good damage for its tier

Disadvantages:

Mediocre accuracy and slow aim time (can be mitigated with a strong crew and premium food consumable)
Slow RoF
Low Camouflage Rating
Low vertical shell arc
Low ammo capacity

Tank description:

The M40/M43 is an American tier 8 self-propelled gun.Development started in the spring of 1944 due to a shortage of M1918 guns for the M12. The vehicle was based on the M4 Sherman and featured a HVSS-type suspension. The design allowed the 155-mm M1 gun and 203-mm M1 howitzer to be interchangeable (an SPG with the latter was designated the M43). The vehicle first saw service during Operation Zebra. A total of 418 M40 and 48 M43 vehicles were manufactured (another 24 M40s were reequipped).The M40/M43 SPG was built on a widened and lengthened M4A3 medium tank chassis. The vehicle is designated as the M40 Gun Motor Carriage in a version that mounts the 155mm M1A1 "Long Tom" gun. The version that mounts the 8-inch (203mm) Howitzer is designated the M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage.The M40/M43 leads to the M53/M55.

Development started in the spring of 1944 due to a shortage of M1918 guns for the M12. The vehicle was based on the M4 Sherman and featured a HVSS-type suspension. The design allowed the 155-mm M1 gun and 203-mm M1 howitzer to be interchangeable (an SPG with the latter was designated the M43). The vehicle first saw service during Operation Zebra. A total of 418 M40 and 48 M43 vehicles were manufactured (another 24 M40s were reequipped).