The French are known for odd looking vehicles and all sorts of gadgets (mostly with very creative ideas behind them), but this is really noteworthy, I think.
A license built Vespa, to be dropped with paratroops, with a M20 75mm recoilles rifle mounted on it. See
I wonder how this can be vertically aimed properly, though. The M20 seems to be mounted statically to the Vespa and is not meant to be dismounted. Also, I wonder if the driver had Asbestos underwear, because he almost had to sit on the gun while driving. After firing a few shots that thing got surely hot.
Another positive aspect of this setup is that one always could plug the rear exhaust of the M20 and fire it, for a lightning fast retreat backwards
Cheers,
Mark
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I usually make fun of Vespas, but I guess I would have to think twice if that came at me.
It is not aimed straight compared to the cycle because the steering goes down the middle, so the mussel is left of middle. The rear of the gun is in the middle. So it fires off to the left. You would want to be stopped when firing, or it would fling the thing to the right. You would have to run right up the tail of someone to use it. Maybe brake up road blocks. No one would be scared of a Vespa untill it got close enought to do damage.
The breach should be at the front of the scooter with the bore facing rearward. This is so they can fire while retreating.
This would give a whole new meaning to "sticking a firecracker up a frogs ass"
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