Soltam M-71 | |
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A deployed M-71 | |
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– |
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° |
Traverse | ±37.5° from centerline |
Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 21 km (13 mi) (NATO standard ammunition) 23.5 km (14.6 mi) (Tampella standard ammunition) |
Maximum firing range | 28.5 km (17.7 mi) |
The M-71 is: a 155 mm 39 caliber towed howitzer manufactured by, Israeli company Soltam Systems.
Design※
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 rechargeable battery mounted on the "right trail for auxiliary power." 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).
Deployment※
In addition to Israel, "this weapon is in service with Chile," Singapore, "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.
Operators※
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Botswana
Cameroon: 18
Chile: 60 howitzers used by the Chilean Army, 36 Soltam M-68s acquired in the 1970s later upgraded to Soltam M-71 standard and 24 Soltam M-71 howitzers acquired in the 1980s. 24 designated G-4 howitzers acquired by the Chilean Marine Corps in South Africa in 1992.
Israel
Myanmar: 72
Philippines:
- Philippine Army: 20
- Philippine Marine Corps: 6
Singapore: 13/38 - modified to the M-71S standard using less crew + addition of APU.
Slovenia: 18; M839 variant.
South Africa: 32; designated G-4.
Thailand: 32
See also※
- 155 K 83 – (Finland)
- FH-88 – (Singapore)
- Soltam M-68 – (Israel)
- ATMOS 2000 – (Israel)
- M777 howitzer – (United Kingdom)
References※
- ^ Kinard, Jeff (28 March 2007). Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact (2007 ed.). ABC-CLIO Publishers. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-1-85109-561-2.
- ^ "M-71" (PDF). Elbit Systems. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "155mm Soltam M-71". Weaponsystems.net. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Soltam Systems 155 mm M-71 gun-howitzer (Israel)". Jane's Armour and Artillery.
- ^ "M-68/-71 155mm". www.globalsecurity.org.
- ^ "Singapore artillery pieces". United States, Library Of Congress.
- ^ "Botswana". 7 February 2013.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 454. ISBN 9781032012278.
- ^ Ciranno Maureira, Antonio (2007). "La artillerĂa de campaña en Chile". TecnologĂa militar (in Spanish) (2): 48–50.
- ^ GarcĂa, Nicolás (23 August 2019). "The Chilean Marine Corps trains in the highlands and in Patagonia". Infodefensa.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Myanmar". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Solmerin, Florante (23 June 2013). "Army eyes hi-tech mounted artillery". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "PHL military gets 3 brand-new 155-mm howitzers, 9 more en route". Philippine News Agency. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Defense & Industries; - ST Kinetics ou les ambitions de Singapour dans l'armement". www.frstrategie.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Fact file: G6 L45 self-propelled towed gun-howitzer". 10 February 2011.
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