M44
Tier VI Artillery USA

M44

Tank ID 16417

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

A 155 mm SPG on the chassis of the M41 light tank. The vehicle saw action in the Korean War. In the early 1960s, improved SPGs of this type with rotating turrets were introduced, and the M44 was removed from service. According to different sources, between 250 and 600 vehicles were manufactured from 1953 through 1954.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

315

Weight

29.4 t

Forward speed

56 km/h

Reverse speed

14 km/h

View range

265 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 13 13 13
Turret

Engine: Continental AOS-895-3 (M44) · 500 hp

Radio: AN/PRC-25

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

155 mm Howitzer M1

Calibre 155 mm
Reload time 28.0 s
Aiming time 6.4 s
Dispersion 0.82
Rate of fire 2.14 /min
Ammo capacity 44

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 375 / 500 / 625

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 450 / 600 / 750

Penetration 36 / 48 / 60 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 270 / 360 / 450

Penetration 113 / 150 / 188 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
1,327
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
1,930
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
2,493

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 804
Avg. spotted 0.05
Avg. kills 1.01
Avg. defence 1.36
Exp. win rate 53.31 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.84 %

Avg. WN8

1,308

Battles

53,613

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 77 of 91 at Tier VI

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 Insane_BTW eu 3,652 162 65.43 %
2 skill4ltu eu 3,306 62 67.74 %
3 Tono13 eu 2,975 70 72.86 %
4 methinator eu 2,839 404 58.17 %
5 Manton_ eu 2,614 692 58.96 %
6 FireRambo eu 2,525 77 64.94 %
7 hRdyy eu 2,441 54 57.41 %
8 GreenSickness eu 2,431 175 52.00 %
9 damianos2003 eu 2,414 69 60.87 %
10 Sergent_Hartman eu 2,355 253 55.73 %

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