Introducing the M50A1 Ontos, the "thing" that was rejected by the Army but loved by the Marines. With its distinctive six 106 mm recoilless rifles, the Ontos was designed as a tank destroyer but the Marines used it as a mobile gun platform. The Ontos was capable of firing its rifles one at a time, in pairs, or all at once. Because the lightweight Ontos could go where heavier tanks could not , it was highly effective in both jungle and urban fighting. Col. Stanley S. Hughes, the commander of the

An M50 Ontos (The Thing) pushes through the brush in Vietnam — small, fast, and carrying enough firepower to change a fight in seconds. In the jungle, even the lightest armor could hit with overwhelming force. #VietnamWar #M50Ontos #RecoillessRifle #USMC #JungleWarfare #ArmorHistory #Firepower #MilitaryHistory #GhostsOfTheBattlefield | Ghosts of the Battlefield

M50 Ontos Auch dieses amerikanische Schmuckstück findet mit 1.71 seinen Weg auf die Schlachtfelder bei War Thunder! Mehr unter: https://wt.link/de/ontos | War Thunder