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Soltam M-71larger figure on 3 of 3
SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Soltam M-71 | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] | — |
| Wars | Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War South African Border War 1982 Lebanon War Gaza War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia-Thailand border conflict[source] | Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Gulf War Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War Third Sudanese Civil War Libyan Civil Wars Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes Russo-Ukraine War Gaza war |
allowing full traverse
Single source99 cm (3 ft 3 in) allowing full traverse[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceEffective; NATO standard ammunition
Single sourceEffective; Tampella standard ammunition
Single source21 km (13 mi) (NATO standard ammunition) 23.5 km (14.6 mi) (Tampella standard ammunition)[source]
28.5 km (17.7 mi)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source5–6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Soltam Systems[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1971–1974[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Soltam[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1975–[source] | — |
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| Variants | Soltam M-68[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding block[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | -3° to 52°[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±37.5° from centerline[source] | 30° total[source] |
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| In service | — | 1962–present[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Manually breech-loaded[source] |
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| Sights | — | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] |
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