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 recoilless rifles as its main armament, which could be fired in rapid succession against single targets to increase the probability of a kill.

The M56 "Scorpion" self-propelled gun is an American unarmored, airmobile self-propelled tank destroyer, which was armed with a 90mm M54 gun with a simple blast shield, and an unprotected crew compartment.

Officially 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. Designed to be an air-deployable...

The similarities and differences of the M50 Ontos and M56 Scorpion stemmed in part from the different origins of each vehicle and each service then made separate decisions on acquisition and employment. The M56 evolved strictly as an airborne 90mm gun motor carriage small enough to …

Jul 15, 2021 · Among the few things that it specified was that its running gear would be based on the M56 Light Anti-Tank Vehicle and that it would utilize the same six-cylinder, inline gas engine common to all the military’s 2½-ton GMC trucks.

Dec 13, 2016 · The M56 Scorpion, with its single 90mm gun on a light-weight tracked carriage, was an otherwise conventional vehicle developed by the Ordnance Dept. specifically for use with the Airborne forces, as an air-droppable anti-tank punch for the Army’s quick response troops.

Osprey - New Vanguard 240 - M50 Ontos and M56 Scorpion 1956-1970 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT • The M56 Scorpion • The M50 Ontos SPECIFICATIONS OPERATIONAL HISTORY • The M50 Ontos • The M5...

Nov 17, 2016 · Designed in the 1950s, the US Marines' M50 Ontos and the US Army's M56 Scorpion were both intended to be fast, light, air-droppable tank-killers for the Cold War battlefield – an answer to the...

Nov 22, 2016 · From the publisher: Designed in the 1950s, the U.S. Marines’ M50 Ontos and the U.S. Army’s M56 Scorpion were fast, light, air-delivered tank killers for the Cold War battlefield — an answer to the cumbersome and ineffective World War II-vintage tanks of the Korean War.