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 ...

By the late 1960s, most if not all of the M50 Ontos in Marine Corps service had been deactivated and either handed over to the Army, scrapped, or converted for other civilian purposes as heavy ...

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.

Smoke, flames, and gunpowder filled the air. As the Marines reached the Citadel, enemy resistance increased. With deliberate precision, the Ontos entered the fray with a relentless purpose ...

Vietnam February 21, 1968 - As the Marines advanced against the enemy during operation Hue City in Vietnam the Ontos (M50A1) was effectively used to neutralize enemy forces. The lightly armored Ontos ...