Tier VII Artillery USA

M12

Tank ID 7969

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Development of the SPG started in the second half of 1941. The prototype underwent trials on February 12, 1942 and saw service in July 1942. The Pressed Steel Car Company produced 100 vehicles. Baldwin Locomotive Works modified the SPGs and re-equipped some M30 carriers. The vehicle saw service in the field artillery battalions and was used by the U.S.A. forces in Western Europe.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

350

Weight

26.8 t

Forward speed

39 km/h

Reverse speed

10 km/h

View range

270 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	51	19	19
Turret	–	–	–

Engine: Wright Continental R-975C1 (M12) · 400 hp

Radio: SCR 619

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

155 mm Gun M1918M1

Calibre 155 mm

Reload time 28.5 s

Aiming time 5.7 s

Dispersion 0.69

Rate of fire 2.11 /min

Ammo capacity 20

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 450 / 600 / 750

Penetration 29 / 39 / 49 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 563 / 750 / 938

Penetration 37 / 49 / 61 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 315 / 420 / 525

Penetration 155 / 206 / 258 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,744

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,537

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,277

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 1,057

Avg. spotted 0.05

Avg. kills 0.93

Avg. defence 1.07

Exp. win rate 51.88 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

51.21 %

Avg. WN8

1,300

Battles

45,505

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 77 of 85 at Tier VII

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	Yzne eu	3,296	213	53.99 %
2	NewMultiShow eu	3,275	156	74.36 %
3	Panzerfighter_ eu	3,144	178	55.62 %
4	mailand eu	2,936	124	59.68 %
5	skill4ltu eu	2,905	412	59.47 %
6	TEST eu	2,801	239	57.32 %
7	VollGAS_Management eu	2,666	118	50.85 %
8	Keyhand eu	2,607	214	53.74 %
9	m00h eu	2,563	146	57.53 %
10	killakannon eu	2,535	143	58.74 %