It produced the M50 Ontos, a small tracked vehicle with light armor and six recoilless rifles. The Army rejected the M50, but the Marines embraced it, putting it on the front lines in Vietnam.

The Ontos also suffered from a modest armor package. Though adequate to protect from most small-arms fire, the M50 was vulnerable to anti-tank weapons like mines .

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 rifles. The ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In a desperate bid to quickly get an anti-tank capability into the field, the Marine Corps enthusiastically embraced a project the Army had rejected: the M50 Ontos.

So I've been watching a lot of History channel, and reading the firearms thread, and I came up with a question:<BR><BR>What military hardware of bygone eras would you like to see re-vamped to ...

As you might expect, it features various unique-looking tanks. Tanks like the M50 Ontos, the T95, Maus, etc., look like they came out of a sci-fi movie. The M50 Ontos is a Rank IV, Battle Rating 6 ...