One of my favorite 'ugly' tanks, the US M-50 Ontos (Greek for 'Thing') of the late 50s through Vietnam.
A small, air transportable/air drop-able tank armed with 6 106MM recoilless guns ment initially as a anti-tank weapon. Thinly armored it wasn't ment to get into a slugfest with a regular tank, but a more shoot and scoot type.
Main drawback is you have to load the guns from the outside,and pray your enemy wasn't watching. But when loaded with high explosive shells and canister shot, very deadly and effective against Victor Charles storming a firebase.
It carried 16 rounds within the vehicle, 2 man crew. You can remove the upper outter two guns and set them up seperately, you can fire each gun individually, in pairs or all six at once...with a hell of a backblast!!
A small, air transportable/air drop-able tank armed with 6 106MM recoilless guns ment initially as a anti-tank weapon. Thinly armored it wasn't ment to get into a slugfest with a regular tank, but a more shoot and scoot type.
Main drawback is you have to load the guns from the outside,and pray your enemy wasn't watching. But when loaded with high explosive shells and canister shot, very deadly and effective against Victor Charles storming a firebase.
It carried 16 rounds within the vehicle, 2 man crew. You can remove the upper outter two guns and set them up seperately, you can fire each gun individually, in pairs or all six at once...with a hell of a backblast!!
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