Soltam M-66

Infobox Weapon
name=Soltam M-66


caption=Soltam M-66 in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'aqov.
origin=Israel
type=mortar
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designer=Vammas
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weight=225-341kg (496-752 lbs)
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crew=6-8
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caliber=160 mm (6.29 in)
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range=9,600 meters (10,498 yds)
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elevation=+30°/+80°
traverse=-20°/+20°

M-66 is a 160 mm mortar manufactured by Soltam of Israel. The weapon was based on an earlier design of the 160mm M-58 mortar by Vammas of Finland. It can fire a 38 kg (84 lbs) HE bomb out to a maximum range of 9,600 m and requires a crew of 6-8 to operate.

In addition to the towed variant, the M-66 was mounted on Sherman tank chassis, resulting in the Makmat 160 mm.

Users

*flagicon|ISR: Israel Defense Forces
*flagicon|ECU: Ecuadorian Army
*flagicon|SIN: Singapore Army
*flagicon|RSA: South African Army

ee also

*"Makmat 160 mm" - An M4 Sherman chassis based self-propelled artillery piece mounting the Soltam M-66 160 mm mortar.
*Soltam M-65

External links

* [http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/artillery/mortars/soltam_160mm_m-66/Mortar_160mm_M-66.html Israeli-weapons.com]
* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/singapore/sg_appen.html Singapore Artillery Pieces]
* [http://www.balagan.org.uk/war/ai/weapons.htm Weapons of the Arab-Israeli Wars]