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Howitzer
Soltam M-71 is a howitzer originating in Israel. It was built by Soltam. Reported operators include Botswana, Cameroon, Chile, Israel, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand.
Technical data
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 6.045 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Howitzer
Israel
See users
Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War South African Border War 1982 Lebanon War Gaza War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia-Thailand border conflict
Soltam Systems
1971–1974
Soltam
1975–
Soltam M-68
9,200 kg (20,300 lb )
6.045 m (19 ft 10 in) L/39
8
155 mm NATO
Horizontal sliding block
Split trail
-3° to 52°
±37.5° from centerline
820 m/s (2,700 ft/s)
21 km (13 mi) (NATO standard ammunition) 23.5 km (14.6 mi) (Tampella standard ammunition)
28.5 km (17.7 mi)
Botswana
Cameroon
Chile
Israel
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Thailand
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soltam M-71 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BotswanaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Field artillery". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
CameroonArmy exact named equipment holdings: M-71. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 155mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ChileArmy exact named equipment holdings: M-71. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 155mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
El SalvadorNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Field artillery". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Israel
Myanmar
PhilippinesMarines exact named equipment holdings: Soltam M-71. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 155mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Singapore
SloveniaReported count for Soltam M71 (M839) TN90. Service scope: Slovenian Ground Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 18. Origin: Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
South Africa
ThailandArmy exact named equipment holdings: M-71. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 155mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Botswana, Cameroon, Chile, Israel, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand
Equipment reference ↗Army exact named equipment holdings: Soltam M-71. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 155mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Marines exact named equipment holdings of Soltam M-71. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): ARTILLERY / 155mm. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The source declares a separate Marines subsection within Navy.
Army holdings of the exact named Soltam M-71 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Reported count for Soltam M-71. Service scope: Royal Thai Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 32. Origin: Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.