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Although the tank played an important role Връщано:
Трудност: in World War I, the mechanisation of armies was neglected afterwards, especially in the Victorious countries such as England and France. A few progressive theories on mechanisation were published, notably by Col. J.F.C. Fuller of England, but they were ignored because of the economic state of most countries after the war, resulting in the reduction of armaments, and also the world economic depression of 1929-31. It must also be said that the old-fashioned but influential view of the military authorities of that time was that the tank was only usefule as a support for infantry.
However, the Germans eagerly mechanised their army. They realised the effectiveness of enemy tanks during the war and they put all their efforts to the development and tactical study of the tank. Under Hitler, the German army made the most of tank power. At the geginning of World War II German mechanised troops quickly overran the French army, and shocked the British by their speed and mobility. At the time the U.S. Army was even more backward in mechanisation than the British and french, but because of Germany's initial success, the Americans commenced mechanisation in 1940 and soon after they had completely reorganised their army so that in mobility it compared favourably with the Germans, and the M8 Howitzer was a product of this mechanisation. At the beginning of 1942 Lt. General Adna Chaffee, commander of the armoured forces of the U.S. Army, requested an armoured fighting vehicle which could support tanks and armoured reconnaissance troops. An order was placed for two experimental vehicles with General Motors. The model was an M3 half track equipped with a 75 mm howitzer M1A1, but its disadvantages were its weak armour and unsatisfactory cross-country mobility. An order was therefore placed with the Cadillac department of General Motors for an experimental armoured self-propelled howitzer with a full-track. A T17 75 mm s.p. howitzer with a M5 light tank body, and a T17E1 s.p. howitzer with a M5A1 light tank body were tried, but both vehicles proved to be defective in the turret. So the 75 mm howitzer was mounted on an open-top traversing turret used in the T47 105 mm s.p. howitzer being developed at the same time. This vehicle was accepted and designated M8 Howitzer S.P. Gun. Production started in September 1942. The main armament was a M2 or M3 75 mm howitzer. The muzzle velocity was 305-381 m/sec; maximum range 6400 - 8800 m; rate of fire 8 rounds (first 30 sec.). 24 rounds (first 4 mins.); ammunition carried 46 rounds. The secondary armament was a Browning 12.7 mm machine gun with a maximum range of 6800m and a rate of fire of 450-555 rounds per minute. The two Cadillac model 42 series. 4-cycle V 8-cylkinder water-cooled gasoline engines each produced 110 hp, and had two hydromatic transmissions with fluid clutches giving four forward speeds and one reverse. The double reduction transfer gearbox gave a maximum speed of about 64 km/h, with a combat weight of about 15.7 tons. The running gear was the same as for the M5 light tank. The body armour was 13-64 mm thick and the turret armour was about 38 mm at the front and about 25 mm at the sides and rear and gave protection agains small arms. Production of the M8 Howitzer continued until January 1944 and reached 1778 units in total.