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	Ontos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ontos, officially the Rifle, Multiple 106 mm, Self-propelled, M50, was a light anti-tank vehicle developed in the US in the 1950s.
		The US Marines were the only force to use the Ontos operationally, and although their crews consistently reported excellent results against infantry during the Vietnam War, the Ontos was always considered an "ugly duckling" and was removed from service in 1969.
		The Ontos (Greek for "the thing") project was created to be an air transportable tank-destroyer capable of being lifted by the cargo aircraft of the 1950s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ontos (1145 words)

	Anti-tank - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Tanks were also vulnerable to artillery and mortars, especially if they became stuck and they could be targeted more easily.
		A massive 120 mm (4.7 inch) recoilless rifle was built in the UK and issued briefly, but it was found to be too heavy and too massive to be useful, as it had to be deployed mounted on the back of a truck.
		For a time it appeared that the tank was a dead end, a small team of infantry with a few missiles in a well hidden spot could take on a number of the largest and most expensive tanks.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Antitank (1458 words)

	ms3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Ontos was a relatively light weight tracked armored fighting vehicle that was designed in the early 1950's to destroy the main battle tanks of this era using the firepower from its six 106mm recoilless rifles.
		The Ontos was not a good place to be if you hit a mine I took a lot of small arms fire from all sides and the sloped plates combined with all the extra junk we carried helped deflect a lot of rounds or softened the blow.
		When the Ontos were working in groups in a confined area, the crews had to watch that a backblast from one Ontos didn't kill a loader from another Ontos reloading outside his machine.
	ontos.homestead.com /ms3.html (6703 words)

	ONTOS, the world's biggest shot gun
		The Ontos was a relatively light weight tracked armoured fighting vehicle that was designed in the early 1950's to destroy the main battle tanks of this era using the firepower from its six 106mm recoilless rifles.
		The men that made up the Ontos crews attest that it was only at the company level that they convinced leadership of the enormous firepower that could be available to the grunts; firepower that could change the outcome of a fire fight.
		The Marines carried its' M48A2 tanks and Ontos into the fields of battle, but they didn't command the focus of the Regimental and Battalion Commanders as did the traditional attachments such as the 81 and 4.2 mortars, 105mm artillery and close air support.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-armour/allied/ontos.htm (3442 words)

	M551 Sheridan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However the lifetime of this system was fairly short, the 25 ton tank was considered too heavy to be a true light tank (the same weight as WWII mediums), and had a rather short cruising range.
		Like the Ontos, the battle reports from the troops were glowing, while the reports higher up the chain of command were entirely negative.
		The Sheridan was the only air-deployable tank in the inventory, and as an elite force they had considerably more "pull" than general infantry and armor units who were forced to get rid of them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/M551_Sheridan (1744 words)

	The Ontos Anti-Tank Vehicle
		The essential role of tanks and M50s in the fighting is illustrated by the fact that Marines had to hold up their advance from time to time for lack of 90mm tank and 106mm Ontos ammunition.
		USMC M-48 tanks and Ontos were placed under the command of the attached tank platoon commander.
		Ontos crew had to ensure no friendly troops were in the large flblast area when operating in confined areas.
	www.library.vanderbilt.edu /central/brush/Ontos.htm (4241 words)

	Ontos M50 Motor Carriage, 106mm Recoilless Rifle
		Although acknowledging that that the number of tanks assigned to a division might be reduced, the chief of staff declared that it would not be because of the addition of ONTOS.
		He said that ONTOS “had captured his imagination and the imagination of the chairmen of certain committees in Congress with which he dealt.” According to the secretary, the Army staff was being “over-conservative” regarding the anti-tank system.
		The Ontos was deployed in large numbers with the 1st and 3rd Anti-tank battalions of the 1st Marine division.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ground/m50.htm (2233 words)

	The MOUT Homepage
		Tanks led dismounted elements down the street while the infantry covered the rear of the vehicles preventing surprise attacks.
		The tank was used for pinpoint fire and to draw-out the enemy.
		Tanks were unable to maneuver in the tight streets of this older section of town.
	www.specialoperations.com /mout/twocities.html (1826 words)

	Defense Acquisition History Project \| Working Papers \| ONTOS: Civilian Control, Economy, and the Defense of Europe
		The Army had begun developing ONTOS (in Greek, “the thing”) in March 1951. It was to be a relatively lightweight, full-track, highly mobile vehicle carrying a crew of two and armed with six 105 mm recoilless rifles mounted externally.
		Secretary Pace found the ONTOS particularly attractive because it promised to be much less expensive than the tank. Initial estimates were that the unit cost of the ONTOS would be $25,000-30,000; the M47 medium tank ran approximately $240,000 per copy.
		In response, General Collins defended the Army’s approach to ONTOS and strongly reaffirmed the tank’s paramount role in fighting the infantry division. The Army, he asserted, was “not opposed to change.
	www.army.mil /cmh/acquisition/research/working2.html (1294 words)

	Ontos (LRM Variant)
		The Ontos, which means "the thing" in Greek, is a copy of an obscure 20th-century vehicle that saw limited use.
		When assigned the task of designing a new heavy tank, the story goes that he merely flipped through some of his old books, saw the original Ontos - and voila, a new tank was born.
		The Ontos heavy tank mounts eight medium lasers and four LRM-5s, a combination that gives it better overall firepower than would a single large system, such as the AC/ 20.
	www.hyperdrv.de /CC/Vehicles/ontos_(lrm_variant).htm (807 words)

	Deja BS all over again: U.S. Airborne/Air Assault tanks, no excuse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It was left to the men who manned the Ontos to reinvent it for the task at hand in Vietnam; and they reinvented it into a weapon that served the marine/army infantryman who had to kill enemy infantrymen hiding in difficult jungle terrain and in fortified bunkers/trenches.
		Since tanks were not fielded by the NVA in the early days of the war, then there was little use for the small anti-tank TAFV known as the Ontos, but also known as a "pig".
		The M24 light tank was more powerful and at 38,750 pounds could be carried in the C-124 Globemaster I strategic transport, but in the late forties its 75mm gun armament no longer was adequate while its more powerfully armed successor, the M41, ruled itself out from the Airborne field by weighing 50,000 pounds.
	www.combatreform.com /airbornetanksnoexcuse.htm (11695 words)

	Image Ontos jpg Ontos M50A1 The 50 cal spotting rifles...
		Image:Ontos.jpg "Ontos M50A1" "The 50-cal spotting rifles can be seen on the upper guns" The "Ontos", technically the "106mm Self-propelled Rifle M50", was a light anti-tank anti-tank vehicle developed in the US in the 1950s.
		The US Marines US Marines were the only force to use the Ontos operationally, and although their crews consistantly reported excellent results against infantry during the Vietnam War Vietnam War, the Ontos was always considered an "ugly duckling" and was removed from service in 1969.
		The Ontos was used widely in Viet Nam as a fire support vehicle, and was particularly liked by its crews.
	www.biodatabase.de /Ontos (724 words)

	M50 Ontos Vietnam Era United States Marine Corp. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When on the move, the lower rifle for each of the two stations was provided with a travel lock and breeches were usually covered in a tarp to protect them from the elements.
		The interior of the Ontos was rather cramped for its three-man crew.
		This made the Ontos a small machine which was comparable in size to a WWII M5 Stuart.
	www.wartanks.com /wtontos.html (2528 words)

	April Showers guards a tank and ontos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		My team, "April Showers," was sent with the tank & crew to provide security for their OP.
		The tank crew fired one fire mission at a VC/NVA who was a good distance away to the west of the road.
		To the left of the Ontos in the back ground, you can see two bluish hills on the horizon.
	grunt.space.swri.edu /sbuck6.htm (107 words)

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		The Ontos was developed to provide fire support in a light and easily transportable vehicle.
		The USMC used it in Vietnam, and its 6 106-mm recoilless rifles were useful in a fire support role, but limitations in relaoding and to overall protection of the vehicle rendered it useless in a more direct role.
		Subject: Re: Ontos Tank Destroyer Status: >As I recall, it came out of the 50s, it was a relatively light >pyranid shaped tracked vehicle that fullu enclosed the >crew unlike the army'd m56 scorpion, it ha 6 recoilless rifles >mountes 3 per side vs an exposed 76 mm on M56.
	www.arthurhu.com /98/06/ontos.txt (554 words)

	Vehicular Conflict > Features
		Developed from the M47, the M48 Patton Tank originally suffered many small problems, but constant modification eventually made it the mainstay of the US Army and Marines in Vietnam.
		Appropriately named (Ontos is Greek for Thing), this unusual vehicle has six recoilless rifles mounted in pyramid fashion on a central turret.
		A disaster in design, the Ontos required the crew to exit the vehicle to reload, which unfortunately wasn’t much safer than being in the vehicle thanks to its thin armor.
	www.dignews.com /feature.php?story_id=5693 (718 words)

	Inner Sphere Ontos Assault Tank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Ontos Heavy Tank is a heavily armed 95-ton assault vehicle.
		It has four medium lasers, three medium pulse lasers, an LRM 15, SRM 4 and SRM 6 in its turret.
		The first tank was painted with "medium gray" as its main coat and then "cardinal red" was used for the detail.
	home.comcast.net /~huronwarrior/Vehicles/Ontos.html (80 words)

	3rd AT Bn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Third Anti Tank Battalion was formed in 1959.
		all but the experienced eye, the two Ontos were inserted by CH 54, the recoilless rifles and
		A large amount of practice enable the Ontos crews to have the Ontos in running condition
	hometown.aol.com /biskit89/3rdAT.html (341 words)

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		Malcolm Waite Liverpool UK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) From: IAN HANRATTY [IAN@hanra.freeserve.co.uk] Subject: ONTOS I may be wrong but I seem to recall that a few years ago someone, possibly AER, used to advertise in FINE SCALE MODELLER an ONTOS vehicle; it may have been on the THE MARCO POLO ADVERT.
		Also I think REVELL, in their history makers series, had an ONTOS but I cannot recall the scale.
		Self-contained replies which do not require the reader to have the original posting are ideal, particularly for new subscribers who missed the original enquiry.
	apma.org.au /thinktank/thinktank0005.txt (829 words)

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		M50 Ontos Mobil Recoiless Rifle Vehicle M50 Ontos-4.jpg.jpeg (image jpeg 220KB) JTJersey@linux.com
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	www.usenet-replayer.com /webrings/waepons.html (554 words)

	Light tanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The above data pertains to the M551A1 Sheridan model
		It is named after American Civil War General Philip Sheridan.
		The Sheridan was the only air-deloyable tank in the inventory, and as an elite force they had considerably more pull than general infantry and armor units who were forced to get rid of them.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Light-tanks (1166 words)

	main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		CLICK FOR INFORMATION ON THE 2003 ONTOS REUNION AT QUANTICO.
		YOU ARE ABOUT TO VIEW A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE ONTOS, ONTOS CREWMEN AND THE ANTI-TANK BATTALIONS.
		THIS WEBSITE WAS CREATED BY BEN WEAVER, MIKE SCUDDER AND STEPHEN MARKLEY TO RECORD THE HISTORY OF THE ONTOS AND THE MARINES WHO SERVED IN THE ONTOS UNITS OR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.
	ontos.homestead.com /main.html (110 words)

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