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The M12 King Kong was an American self-propelled gun from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the car were built in 1941, and serial production continued in 1942-1943, ending with the production of about 100 examples of this vehicle. The M12 King Kong was powered by an engine Continental R-975-C1 with 400 HP. It was armed with a single M1917 or M1918 or M1918A1 gun - all 155 mm caliber. Work on the M12 began in connection with the pursuit of the US Army command for its far-reaching mechanization and motorization, based on the experience of the first years of World War II. These experiences indicated the necessity to have self-propelled guns of various calibers capable of working with infantry. One of the fruits of the work undertaken in this spirit was precisely M12 King Kong. To shorten