>Anybody ever see a veh known as a "Ontos" at any of the shows? Its a =
small
>tracked veh with six 106 recoiless rifles mounted , three to a side.
>I was in a Marine tank outfit in Okinawa '59 to '61, & we had a small
>contingent of them in the motor pool. I am just curious why you never =
see
>any articles or pictures of them. As I recall they were not too well =
liked
>because you had to exit the veh to reload!, but they sure were speedy
>little pups!
>=20
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> Dale
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>=3D=3D=3D
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The small museum at Camp Atterbury (National Guard camp 30 min south
of Indianapolis, IN) has a nice one on static display (as well as
about 4 different M4 Shermans, a M3 Stuart, several M48 and M60s, and
lots of other goodies... including one of my old M110A2 SP Howitzers).
Speaking as an Artillery officer, I'd be less than thrilled being in
charge of a direct fire weapons system that had to be reloaded
externally, and appears to lack sufficient armor to stop spitballs....
not to mention being NOISY and attracting undue undesirable attention
from hostile neighbors after firing at said neighbors!
Carter Ledbetter
5/28 FA, 3/92 FA
Cincinnati, OH
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