Vehicle:Priest Self-Propelled Artillery
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Tactics
- The Priest can only be called in with the Royal Canadian Artillery Support.
- Although having less range than the 25 Pounder, the Priest is mobile, making it less vulnerable to a counter attack.
- Even though the Priest is armed with a machine gun for defense, it is still vulnerable to infantry, and is extremely vulnerable to tanks. It is always a good idea to keep some kind of defense near the Priest.
History
The 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II. It was given the official nickname Priest in British service, due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring and following on from the Bishop self propelled gun, the full designation when in British service was 105mm SP Gun, Priest. This developed into a tradition of naming self-propelled guns after ecclesiastic titles with the Sexton and Abbot.
Requires
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| Hotkey: | Effects: A 105mm Howitzer mounted on a lightly Armored Sherman chassis provides mobile fire support. ESee Upgrade:Priest 105mm SPG for details. | ||||
Called In Using
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Cost | Activation | targeted | ||
| Duration | 0 | Target | tp_any | ||
| Recharge | 40 | ||||
| Hotkey: | Effects: The 105mm Howitzer-armed Priest is used by all Allied Forces during the invasion period. The powerful howitzer can fire a variety of artillery barrages. ESee Ability:105mm Priest Self-Propelled Gun for details. | ||||
Vehicle Abilities
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Cost | Activation | targeted | ||
| Duration | _ | Target | tp_position | ||
| Recharge | 105 | ||||
| Hotkey: B | Effects: The Priest's 105mm Howitzer will fire a barrage at specified targets. Can be fired into the fog of war. ESee Ability:Priest 105mm Howitzer Barrage for details. | ||||
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Cost | Activation | toggle | ||
| Duration | 3 | Target | tp_any | ||
| Recharge | 0 | ||||
| Hotkey: N | Effects: Order this howitzer or mortar to handle counter battery duties, firing back automatically at enemy artillery. ESee Ability:Counter Battery for details. | ||||
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Cost | Activation | targeted | ||
| Duration | _ | Target | tp_position | ||
| Recharge | 75 | ||||
| Hotkey: C | Effects: Creeping barrages allow a well-trained gun crew to "walk" their artillery rounds along a predetermined firing path. ESee Ability:Creeping Barrage for details. | ||||
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Cost | Activation | targeted | ||
| Duration | _ | Target | tp_position | ||
| Recharge | 0 | ||||
| Hotkey: O | Effects: Order this 25 pounder crew to automatically fire at any visible enemy units within the overwatch radius. ESee Ability:Overwatch 25 Pounder Barrage for details. | ||||
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Cost | Activation | targeted | ||
| Duration | _ | Target | tp_any | ||
| Recharge | 180 | ||||
| Hotkey: V | Effects: The Victor Target will order all heavy artillery pieces (25 Pounders and Priests) to fire simultaneously at the same point. Artillery rounds fired to bombard the Victor Target will ignore their usual range constraints. Artillery pieces ordered to Counterbattery or Overwatch an area will not join in the barrage. ESee Ability:Victor Target for details. | ||||
Vehicle Weapons
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Weapon:105mm Priest Howitzer | ||||
| See Weapon:105mm Priest Howitzer for details. | |||||
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Weapon:105mm Priest Overwatch | ||||
| See Weapon:105mm Priest Overwatch for details. | |||||
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Weapon:105mm Priest Supercharge | ||||
| See Weapon:105mm Priest Supercharge for details. | |||||
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Weapon:Creeping Barrage | ||||
| See Weapon:Creeping Barrage for details. | |||||
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Weapon:M2HB Turret MG | ||||
| See Weapon:M2HB Turret MG for details. | |||||







