T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage
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| 240 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage T92 | |
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| Specifications | |
| Weight | 62.4 tonnes |
| Length | 8.53 m (30 ft) |
| Width | 3.35 m (10 ft) |
| Height | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
| Crew | 8 (Commander, driver, co-driver (5x) gun crew) |
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| Armor | 25 mm |
| Main armament |
240 mm M1 Howitzer 6 rounds |
| Engine | Ford GAF; 8 cylinder, gasoline 470 hp (350.48 kW) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Operational range |
130 km (81 mi) |
| Speed | 24 km/h (15 mph) |
The 240 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage T92 was self-propelled howitzer developed by the United States of America during World War II.
The 240 mm M1 howitzer was mounted on a slightly modified Heavy Tank T26E3 later (the "Heavy Tank M26 Pershing") chassis - it used an extra bogie wheel, to bring a total of seven.
A limited production run was ordered in March 1945, and the first test model was finished in July of that year. Total production of the T92 was five.
A similar vehicle was also built in conjunction with the T92, the 8in Gun Motor Carriage T93. The T93 mounted the longer 8in M1 gun.
Limited numbers of both 240 mm HMC T92s and 8in GMC T93s were going to be used in Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of the Japanese mainland. However, after the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945, the T92s and T93s were not shipped to the Pacific Theater of Operations.
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