The Israeli Sholef Self Propelled Gun

Sholef
The Israeli Sholef Self Propelled Gun

The Israeli Sholef Self Propelled Gun was developed on a Merkava tank chassis/hull, but never entered production (the IDF still use the M109 series). Two prototypes were built (“Gunslinger” or “Slammer”) fielding a 155 mm howitzer with an automatic loading system between 1984 & 1986. The 45-ton vehicle had a range of 45+ km using GPS, inertial navigation, and an internal fire control computer, it was also capable of direct fire while on the move.