King & Country DD153 M7 Priest American Crew Additions: Two Gunners Beyond the Vehicle’s Original Commander

An open gun compartment invites people

The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum’s account explains the M7 as a self-propelled 105mm howitzer. Its open top makes the crew more visible than on many turreted vehicles.

The two additional figures take advantage of that space. One can be seen inside the compartment while the other works beside the hull in the saved arrangement.

The outside figure changes the scale

A man standing beside the track gives the viewer a different comparison from a commander visible above the armour. The vehicle’s height and the distance to its upper compartment become easier to read.

Keeping that figure slightly clear of the hull also prevents his arms and equipment from disappearing against the darker running gear.

Why an add-on deserves its own article

Crew additions often become permanently associated with the vehicle they accompany, and their original release identity is then lost. DD153 preserves this particular two-man offering.

A collector researching an unboxed Priest can use the separate entries to distinguish the vehicle’s commander from the extra gunners. That makes the catalog useful both for building a scene and for documenting exactly which pieces a particular example contains.

Release record and collecting notes

Sager’s archived DD153 product record lists a release date of June 2011 and a retirement date of November 2013. These are catalog dates, rather than a statement about today’s secondhand availability. Compare the seller’s actual photographs with the reference image here, including any projecting equipment and the base; a familiar box title alone is not a condition report.