Sholef: Protection Above All Else

By the mid-1970s, the Israeli Army had built up an impressive fleet of American M109 self-propelled howitzers. By the standards of the time, their range and rate of fire were considered perfectly adequate. But in the context of regular border clashes, IDF command wanted a more modern and more effective system. The task of creating a “howitzer of the future” was assigned to the engineers at Soltam, who by then already had experience in artillery design.