The M551 Sheridan was asked to do a lot, and though it didn’t do any of it particularly well, it did serve in three conflicts ...

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 ...

Armed with six 106mm recoilless rifles, the M50 Ontos delivered concentrated firepower in Vietnam’s toughest fights. Beehive rounds unleashed tens of thousands of steel flechettes to clear enemy ...

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.

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