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Israeli 155 mm towed howitzer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The M-71 is a 155 mm 39 caliber towed howitzer manufactured by Israeli company Soltam Systems.
Soltam M-71 | |
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Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | Israel |
Service history | |
Used by | See users |
Wars | Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War South African Border War 1982 Lebanon War Gaza War Myanmar Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Soltam Systems |
Designed | 1971–1974 |
Manufacturer | Soltam |
Produced | 1975–[1] |
Variants | Soltam M-68 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9,200 kg (20,300 lb) |
Barrel length | 6.045 m (19 ft 10 in) L/39 |
Crew | 8 |
Caliber | 155 mm NATO |
Breech | Horizontal sliding block |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -3° to 52°[2] |
Traverse | ±37.5° from centerline[2] |
Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 21 km (13 mi) (NATO standard ammunition) [3] 23.5 km (14.6 mi) (Tampella standard ammunition)[3] |
Maximum firing range | 28.5 km (17.7 mi)[2] |
The weapon was based on the earlier Soltam M-68 and uses the same recoil system, breech and carriage but had a longer gun barrel (39 calibre versus 33 calibre of M-68). It is fitted with a compressed air-driven rammer to permit rapid and easy loading at all angles of elevation as well as having a rechargeable battery mounted on the right trail for auxiliary power.[4] It can fire a 43.7 kilograms (96 lb) high-explosive shell up to a maximum range of 23.5 kilometers (14.6 mi) at a muzzle velocity of 820 meters per second (2,700 ft/s).
In addition to Israel, this weapon is in service with Chile,[5] Singapore,[6] Thailand, Philippines, South Africa, Slovenia and Myanmar. A version of this weapon was developed to mount on a modified Centurion chassis (M-72), but this vehicle never reached production.
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