The Vespa 150 TAP was an anti-tank scooter made in the 1950s from a Vespa scooter for use with French paratroops (troupes aéroportées, TAP). Introduced in 1956 and updated in 1959, the scooter was produced by Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Automobiles (ACMA), the licensed assembler of Vespas in France at the time. [1]

2016年2月15日 · Three companies entered the competition: Valmobile 100, the Bernardet 250 and the modified Vespa. The Vespa won, so approximately 500 pieces of this model were assembled by ACMA. The TAP 150 had a reinforced frame, a 146 cm³ single cylinder, two-stroke engine and could develop a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour.

2020年11月30日 · Seeking a modern version of a pack mule that could be dumped out of the back of a cargo aircraft behind enemy lines, France’s post-World War II military equipped its airborne armies with a light,...

2024年12月4日 · The Vespa 150 TAP, a French military adaptation of the iconic scooter, was an inventive solution for post-WWII urban and airborne combat. Designed for French paratroopers in 1956, this "anti-tank scooter" featured a 75mm M20 recoilless rifle mounted on a …

2024年1月25日 · We’ve reviewed more than one peculiar weapon here, someones even extravagant. Today we’ll continue in that line with the Vespa 150 TAP which, as you can deduce from its name, was a scooter but unheard of, as it had an incorporated anti-tank cannon; that’s why it was also known as the Vespa Bazooka.

2024年1月11日 · The Vespa, an iconic Italian scooter, was initially designed by Piaggio for civilian use. However, its potential for military adaptation was recognized in the early post-World War II period.

2023年7月31日 · The Piaggio Vespa TAP [Troupes AéroPortées] (English: Airborne troops) 56 and 59 were French-developed military motorbikes, based on the iconic Vespa, Italy’s most …

2022年2月6日 · In the 1950s, the French military once made an anti-tank Vespa scooter. While the rest of the world prepared for the possibility of World War III and using nuclear weapons, France decided that it...

2019年4月11日 · Its technical name was “Piaggio Vespa 150 TAP”, but it remained known among the experts and military history enthusiasts as “Bazooka Vespa”, for the imposing M20 cannon that crossed it longitudinally in its entirety.

2014年1月29日 · Vespa's 150 TAP (Troupes Aéro Portées) was designed to be dropped into battle by parachute and offered a highly mobile lethal capability