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 HE bomb out to a maximum range of 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 : Honduran Army : Indian Army : Israel Defense Forces (primary user)
Former operators Lebanese Forces South Lebanon Army Singapore Army
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
External links
Sherman in israeli service Israeli-weapons.com Singapore Artillery Pieces Weapons of the Arab-Israeli Wars