The ontos, was a anti-tank armour vehicle, weighed about 9 tones, gasoline engine with the governed top end of 35 MPH, or ungoverned about 60 mph.
It had six 106 recoiless rifles mounted on a saddle on top of a pancake turret. (Two banks of three) each bank had a 50 caliber spotting rifle...
The Marines required a light TD weapon which could be landed by air or sea. To reduce weight, recoilless guns were used. Due to back blast, the guns were mounted outside the vehicle. Multiple guns were used to allow firing several shots before reloading. In 1963, the Ontos was completed mounting...
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