Vespa 150 TAP, with recoilless rifle

[Bikebreath]

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The Vespa 150 TAP carries a recoilless rifle
Taking down enemies has never been more fashionable with the emergence of the Vespa 150 TAP. The Italian scooter was transformed into a military weapon. It was modified by creating a hole in the legshield to carry a M20 75mm recoilless rifle.

The French paratroops used the Vespa 150 TAP as an anti-tank scooter. Looks can be deceiving though, so these bad boys may have looked super cool but seeing the artillery, the scooter would have been heavy.

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[Boxcab]

That's a bike with some power between your legs!




Looks awkward to aim.




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[Threeband]

Do chick's dig it, or do they prefer a Milwaukee Vibrator?

 

[Sundazes]

Do chick's dig it, or do they prefer a Milwaukee Vibrator?

I think most will want the big bang.

 

[Threeband]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa_150_TAP

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The scooters would be parachute-dropped in pairs, accompanied by a two-man team. The gun was carried on one scooter, while the ammunition was loaded on the other. Due to the lack of any kind of aiming devices the recoilless rifle was never designed to be fired from the scooter; the gun was mounted on a M1917 Browning machine gun tripod, which was also carried by the scooter, before being fired. However, in an emergency it could be fired while in the frame, and while the scooter was moving.
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[Conundrum]

I bet it has a good reverse gear.

 

[Threeband]

This is nothing new. There is an old tradition of mounting light artillery pieces on mules.

 

[Bob A]

Don't forget desert warfare . . . then and now

 

[SKIP]

More causalities from the breech than from the muzzle.
Are those two British PIAT on the back of that camel cart?

 

[Threeband]

I see your camels and raise you an elephant.