The howitzer motor carriage M7 Priest was an important self-propelled artillery piece in the U.S. arsenal. It was based on the M4 chassis and carried a 105mm howitzer and a crew of seven. It was nicknamed the Priest by the British because of its distinctive machine gun pulpit.

Early versions had the same bogies as the M3 tank and a three-part bolted transmission housing. The later M7B1, which is available from Italeri, had the bogies with the upswept roller return arm, cast one-piece nose, and folding side plates that gave the crew a little more protection.

Most of these photos of a late HMC M7B2 Priest are of a rusting speciman on display at a Fort Snelling expo. The most obvious difference with this Korean War update is the extended pulpit for improved protection and raised platform for the gun to accommodate the hillier terrain of Korea. There are three shots of the interior of the Priest at the Patton Museum.