The M-66 is a 160 mm mortar manufactured by Soltam of Israel. The weapon was based on an earlier 160 mm design, the M-58 mortar by Vammas of Finland. It can fire a 38 kg (84 lb) HE bomb out to a maximum range of 9,600 m (10,500 yd) and requires a crew of 6-8 to operate.
In addition to the towed variant, the M-66 was mounted on a Sherman tank chassis, modified with an open-topped compartment with folding front plate, resulting in the Makmat 160 mm which was adopted in 1968.
Operators
Current operators
: Ecuadorian Army[1]
: Honduran Army[1]
: Indian Army[1]
: Israel Defense Forces (primary user)
Former operators
See also
- Makmat 160 mm - self-propelled artillery produced by mounting Soltam M-66 160 mm mortar on M4 Sherman tank chassis.
- Soltam M-65
- List of weapons of the Lebanese Civil War
References
- ^ a b c "SIPRI arms transfer database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
External links
- Sherman in israeli service
- Israeli-weapons.com
- Singapore Artillery Pieces
- Weapons of the Arab-Israeli Wars
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