M50 Ontos and M56 Scorpion 1956-70: Us Tank Destroyers of the Vietnam War
(Book #240 in the Osprey New Vanguard Series)
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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 cumbersome and ineffective World War II-vintage tanks that had taken to the battlefield during the Korean War. Although they shared the aim of bringing light, mobile, and lethal antitank firepower to the infantry, the two vehicles varied wildly in design to...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1472814738
ISBN13:9781472814739
Release Date:November 2016
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.0" x 9.7"
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