T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage
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The 240 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage T92 was self-propelled howitzer developed by the United States of America during World War II
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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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World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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The 240 mm M1 howitzer
240 mm howitzer M1
The 240 mm howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm Howitzer M1918 which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II.The project to replace...
was mounted on a slightly modified Heavy Tank T26E3
M26 Pershing
The Heavy Tank M26 Pershing was an American heavy tank briefly used in World War II and in the Korean War. It was named after General John Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I....
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
8 inch Gun M1
The 8 inch Gun M-1 was a 203 mm towed heavy gun developed in the United States. It was used by the US Army and the British Army in World War II.-Development:...
gun.
Limited numbers of both 240 mm HMC T92s and 8in GMC T93s were going to be used in Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was cancelled when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. The operation had two parts: Operation...
, the planned invasion of the Japanese mainland. However, after the Japanese surrender
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of Japan in 1945 brought hostilities of World War II to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent...
on 14 August 1945, the T92s and T93s were not shipped to the Pacific Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
The Pacific Theater of Operations was the World War II area of military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, a geographic scope that reflected the operational and administrative command structures of the American forces during that period...
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