Soltam M-66

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 and requires a crew of 6-8 to operate.

Soltam M-66
Soltam M-66 in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'akov.
Type	Mortar
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
Used by	See operators
Wars	Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
Production history
Designer	Vammas
Manufacturer	Soltam
Specifications
Mass	225–341 kg (496–752 lb)
Crew	6-8
Caliber	160 mm (6.29 in)
Elevation	+30°/+80°
Traverse	-20°/+20°
Effective firing range	9,600 m (10,498 yd)

Makmat 160 mm at the Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Israel

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.