Sexton
Notes: Though the Canadians and British liked the US M-7 Priest self-propelled howitzer, the 105mm howitzer was not a standard issue gun for the Canadians or British during World War 2. The British MOD therefore decided to build a self-propelled howitzer based on the Priest, but using the 25-pounder field gun that was standard with Canadian and British forces. This vehicle became the Sexton. The appearance is very similar to the Priest, but the "pulpit" mount for the M-2HB machinegun was removed, and a projecting rear area was added for increased ammunition storage and to give the gun crew more room to work. Two Bren machineguns were added for local and antiaircraft defense. The last user was India, but this was some time ago.
|
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
|
Early |
$256,453 |
G, A |
500 kg |
25.86 tons |
6 |
10 |
Headlights |
Open |
|
Late |
$256,639 |
G, A |
500 kg |
26.4 tons |
6 |
10 |
Headlights |
Open |
|
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
|
Early |
129/90 |
30/21 |
682 |
236 |
Stnd |
T5 |
HF6 HS3 HR3 |
|
Late |
143/100 |
33/23 |
682 |
281 |
Stnd |
T5 |
HF6 HS3 HR3 |
|
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
|
(Both) |
None |
None |
25-Pounder (87.6mm) Howitzer, 2xBren |
105x87.6mm, 1500x.303 |