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War Thunder: M8A1, 75mm Gun Motor Carriage

3,881 views · Published 19 January 2015 · 42:15 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Angry Nerd Gaming · 2015 · Gaming

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In this War Thunder video tutorial, I roll out in the M8A1, 75mm Gun Motor Carriage, Tier-1, American Premium Tank Destroyer.  Is it worth it?  If you like playing “ Low Tier “ games then your simple answer is = YES
The 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 was a self-propelled howitzer vehicle of the United States developed during the Second World War.  It was developed on the chassis of the then-new Light Tank M5 (Stuart VI). The prototype was designated the T17E1 HMC.  Armament consisted of a new open-topped turret armed with a 75 mm M2 howitzer, later a 75 mm M3 howitzer, which were reworks of the M1A1 pack howitzer. It carried 46 rounds of 75 mm ammunition; types of ammunition carried were Smoke M89 and H.E. (high explosive) M48. Unlike the standard M5 Light tank, the M8 featured no hull-mounted or coaxial Browning M1919A4 .30cal machine guns. A Browning M2HB .50cal machine gun with 400 rounds was mounted on the right rear corner of the turret for local defense and anti-aircraft purposes.  The T17E1 HMC was ordered into production as the 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 in April 1942. 
Contrary to the M5, which was allocated to Commonwealth and British forces under the name of Stuart Mk.VI, the M8 was mostly used by the US Army and Marine Corps. The Howitzer Motor Carriage fought with various artillery battalions in almost all theaters of war, in North Africa and the Tunisian campaign, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Germany, but also in the Pacific.  Production ran from September 1942 to January 1944. A total of 1,778 vehicles were produced by Cadillac Motor Car Co.   
75mm Gun Motor Carriage M8A1
Rank = 1 / Battle Rating = 2.0 / Reward = 20% + 20% / Research Bonus = 100% / Speed = 35 mph / Main armament = 75mm   M3  Cannon with a reload of   5.9 sec / Secondary armament = 12.7 mm  M2  .50cal.
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