240 mm mortar M240 vs Soltam M-66: Specs Compared

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AMortars

Towed mortar

Credit

ShinePhantom · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BMortars

Mortar

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Bukvoed · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

240 mm mortar M240larger figure on 2 of 2

Soltam M-66larger figure on 0 of 2

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

10 of 18 rows sourced on both sides

4.2tCombat

225–341kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

4,150 kg

Combat

Single source

3,610 kg

Static

Single source

Configuration

240 mm mortar M240 and Soltam M-66 configuration
Specification	240 mm mortar M240	Soltam M-66
Type	Towed mortar^[source]	Mortar^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1953–present^[source]	—
Wars	Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War 1978 South Lebanon conflict 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)^[source]