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155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M40
M40 in the US Army Ordnance Museum.
TypeSelf-propelled artillery
Place of originUnited States
Production history
No. built311
Specifications
Mass36.3 metric tons (80,000 lb)
Length9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Width3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Crew8 (Commander, driver, 6 gun crew)

Armor12 mm
Main
armament
155 mm M2 gun
20 rounds
EngineWright (Continental) R975 EC2
340 hp (253 kW)
Power/weight9.36 hp/t
SuspensionHVSS (Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension)
Operational
range
170 km (106 mi)
Maximum speed 38 km/h (24 mph) on road
23 km/h (14 mph) off-road

The 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle built on a widened and lengthened Medium Tank M4A3 chassis, but with a Continental engine and with HVSS (Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension), which was introduced at the end of the Second World War.

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