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M110

IOC: 1963
Total Production: 1,100

Also Known As
M110A2

Origin
United States of America

Description: M110 is a massive 203mm caliber self-propelled howitzer utilizing a tracked chassis. It is powered by a diesel engine and requires a crew of 12. Its 203mm cannon has a maximum range of 30,000 meters. M110s were widely deployed during Vietnam. In the 1990s the US Army retired its approximately 1,000 M110 howitzers leaving M109 as the only self-propelled howitzer in the Army's artillery units. It has been sold to international customers which continue operating this artillery system.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 12

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 203 mm

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 30,000 m (98,425 ft), Max Range 725 km (391 nm), Top Speed 16 mps (30 kt)

M110 - Contracts, Orders & Sales
M110; items: 60; transferred from United States of America to Morocco in 1997
Items: 60

M110; items: 18; transferred from United States of America to Jordan in 1997
Items: 18

M110; items: 49; transferred from United States of America to Bahrain in 1997
Items: 49

M110; items: 131; transferred from Germany to Turkey in 1994
Items: 131

M110; items: 72; transferred from Germany to Greece in 1994
Items: 72

M110; items: 13; transferred from Netherlands to Bahrain in 1994
Items: 13

M110; items: 52; transferred from United States of America to Spain in 1993 and 1995
Items: 52

Delivery	Items
1995	28
1993	24

M110; items: 72; transferred from United States of America to Turkey in 1992 and 1993
Items: 72

Delivery	Items
1993	3
1992	69

M110A2; items: 84; transferred from United States of America to Greece in 1992 and 1993
Items: 84

Delivery	Items
1993	12
1992	72

Operators

see operators map

Bahrain

Germany / Inactive - No Longer Operational

Greece

As of	Holdings
2006	145

Japan

As of	Holdings
2007	91
2006	91

Jordan

Morocco

Netherlands

Spain

Turkey

United States of America

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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