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#1: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: kmeyer,

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:09 pm
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Found this picture on another site I frequent. The photo taker
was visiting the home of Vespa. Ned to follow the link below:

www.cyclingnews.com/ph...a/IMG_0677

Is that a recoilless rifle mounted on the vespa.

Thanks
Kevin

#2: Re: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: Doug_Kibbey, Location: The Great Satan

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:39 pm
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The caption says "rocket launcher", but I can't read the script on the ammo tubes....

#3: Re: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: mike_Duplessis,

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:02 pm
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Yeh, even people who have fired the things tend to be confused over rocket launcher vs recoilless rifle. Oh, the debates I've had!:mrgreen:
That ÃƒÅ“berVespa may look like a foolish idea until you consider the alternative - Dragging the darned thing up over a mountain path by hand!

#4: Re: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: JG300-fr8ycat, Location: Los Angeles

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:59 pm
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Man oh man. Dont let my kid see that pic.

Might give him crazy ideas for trickin out his Vespa. Laughing

#5: Re: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: David_Reasoner, Location: South Central Kentucky

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:37 pm
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Old U.S. 75mm recoilless rifle?

#6: Re: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: Adrian_Wainer,

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:39 pm
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David_Reasoner
wrote

Old U.S. 75mm recoilless rifle?

certainly looks like one to me

www.robertsarmory.com/rrifle.htm

Best and Warm Regards
Adrian Wainer

#7: Re: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: MarkHolloway, Location: Beatty, Nevada

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:13 pm
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Wow! An Italian Ontos!

#8: Re: Vespa with what mounted on it? Author: giacomo415, Location: Sardinia - Italy

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:46 pm
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Not Italian but French. Cool

Is a license built ACMA Vespa, model TAP (Troupes AÃƒÂ¨ro PortÃƒÂ¨es).

Production raised 800 during 1956/59, not only with 75 recoilless rifle but also with 81mm mortar.

Best regards

Giacomo

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