M50 Ontos - Wikipedia
WEBOntos, 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 recoilless rifles as its main armament, which could be fired in rapid succession against single targets to increase the probability of a kill.
M50 Ontos: The Forgotten Tank-killer - Defense Media Network
WEBWith its tiny chassis, tinier turret and six, massive, externally mounted recoilless rifles, the M50 Ontos had to have been the strangest armored vehicle ever to make it into the American military inventory.
M50 Ontos: the Armored Vehicle That the Army Hated and …
WEBAug 2, 2021 · In 1950, the US Army and US Marine Corps started a joint project to build a light anti-tank vehicle. It produced the M50 Ontos, a small tracked vehicle with light armor and six recoilless...
Military Vehicles Spotlight: M50 “Ontos” Gun Motor Carriage
WEBJul 10, 2018 · 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 forces. It mounted six M40 106 mm recoilless rifles that could be fired in rapid succession against individual targets.
WEBOfficially known as the Rifle, Multiple 106-mm, Self-propelled, M50, the Ontos was the primary tank-destroyer used by the U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War.
RIA Self-Guided Tour: The "Ontos" | Article | The United States Army
WEBApr 26, 2019 · The M50 is a light, mobile, anti-tank system with six 106MM recoilless rifles. The Ontos was developed in the mid-1950s and designed for sea-to-land invasions. It was adopted by the U.S....
M50 Ontos – the Vietnam Six-Shooter - Tank Historia
WEBDec 13, 2023 · The M50 Ontos originated during the Korean War from a project that sought to develop a highly efficient, lightweight, universal chassis. Experience during that war highlighted the need to give infantry a mobile means of transportation themselves, cargo, and weapons around the battlefield.
M50 Ontos - HistoryNet
WEBJun 29, 2017 · After experiencing mobility limitations during the Korean War, however, the Army conceived a new breed of tank destroyer, one that packed tank-busting firepower on a lightweight, airmobile tracked chassis.
M50 Ontos (Thing) Tank Destroyer / Anti-Personnel Vehicle
WEBMar 3, 2018 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the M50 Ontos (Thing) Tank Destroyer / Anti-Personnel Vehicle including pictures.
M50 Ontos — “The Thing” in Vietnam - The Armory Life
WEBMay 13, 2023 · Where monsoon mud and flooded rice paddies tended to mire tanks, the Ontos skated right through at just 13-plus tons, pushed by an in-line GM six cylinder gasoline engine mounted forward on the right side of the driver.