Ontos, officially the Rifle, Multiple 106 mm, Self-propelled, M50, was an American light armored tracked anti-tank vehicle developed in the 1950s. It mounted six 106 mm manually loaded M40 …

2018年7月11日 · Officially known as the “Rifle, Multiple 106 mm, Self-propelled, M50,” the Ontos was a tracked, lightly armored anti-tank vehicle developed as a fast tank killer for airborne …

2021年8月10日 · View of the American-made Ontos M50, a light armored anti-tank vehicle, seeking defensive positions after landing on Chu Lai beach in Vietnam, June 1965. It …

2021年7月15日 · Two M50 Ontos from the 1st Anti-Tank Battalion move up to support a 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines patrol in the Quang Tin Province of Vietnam during Operation Iowa. …

2017年6月29日 · The resulting M56 Scorpion boasted a 90 mm gun behind an armored blast shield, while the M50 Ontos packed six M40 106 mm recoilless rifles. Neither weapon ever …

During the protracted urban battle, the Marines often paired the nine-ton M50A1 Ontos with the 50-ton M48A3 Patton tanks. The symbiotic partnership allowed the tanks to maneuver against …

During World War II, the Army embraced the tank destroyer concept, which called for the placement of large-caliber anti-tank guns on lightly armored carriages. These could quickly be …

2023年12月13日 · While tanks were brought in, the M50 Ontos became a popular sight among friendly forces in the city, where it slipped into the role of a close-range assault gun. Thanks to …

In 1950s, the US Army Airborne started to look for a new air transportable tank destroyer. The last attempt, the WW2 M22 Locust was recoignised as a failure, due to the choices made of a …

2021年4月28日 · Ontos – the Greek word for “thing” — was developed by the U.S. Army as an airmobile antitank vehicle. Panned by the Army, the vehicle was eventually adopted by the …