It`s a THING!!!

[Airborne01]

Jakko,
Reference your last. Just checked that build - excellent! Thanks for that!

No idea Jakko - if he was he probably suffers from hearing loss as well!
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[rtfoe]

Imagine killing the enemy at both ends...similar to a burp and fart happening simultaneously. :tears-of-joy::smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[Airborne01]

Imagine killing the enemy at both ends...similar to a burp and fart happening simultaneously. :tears-of-joy::smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

Doesn't bear thinking about - have you seen the price of Y-fronts lately?

[The Smythe Meister]

At first glance thought it was your result:surprised:.

HA!!..... I could take that as abuse Paul:dizzy: ,HOWEVER.......
....... in this case,that would`ve been a massive compliment!!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

OOh, that was a bit sneaky, underhand, and positively brilliant mate! :smiling5:

he he:hungry:!!...... Why thank you Sir,i do try!!
Andy

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Another minor problem with the Ontos, was that reloading the 6 barrels was done from outside the vehicle - a crew member had to dismount, & physically remove the spent cases & reload with fresh rounds - and the 106mm recoilless rifle rounds are larger than a 105mm howitzer round.................... This would mean the vehicle retiring & finding a safe place to reload, not something that would be easy to do in action
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Dave

Interesting stuff there Dave,nice one:thumb2:,
You`re right about the re-loading being a pain...... must`ve caused quite a few casualties if they were firing from an exposed position!:fearful:
Andy

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What he said!!!

Cheers Andrew:smiling5:!
I know what you mean..... that re-loading scenario is a shocker eh?!!:surprised:
Andy

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Back in the day we fired Wombat, Mobat and Combat - all similar beasts, albeit single barrels - and I can attest to their ferocious backblast! Even the Carl Gustav and 66mm LAW can clear the leaves for quite some distance to the rear!! Definitely a filler of Y-fronts for the unitiated! :face-with-head-bandage:

I`m quite envious of you getting to use those toys in the ARMY Steve,........
........ all i got to do was play with Nimrods,Tornados and Phantoms on the ground in my RAF days:sad:,
Andy

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Count me in. Looking forward to this.

Great to see you look in Scottie(Dawg!!):thumb2:,
Welcome aboard!
Andy

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Shall I be a spoilsport and point out that the ones on the left side are still in their proper alignment? :smiling3:


Wasn’t Mike C (Isitme) a WOMBAT crew member at some point? I think he mentioned that when he built a model of a Land Rover with one on here some time ago.

That`s not being a spoil sport Jakko! I had noticed that,but whether mine will be in such "Good" nick after it`s demise is yet to be decided!!
Andy

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A`noon Guys,
Well,i must admit that i`m amazed by the interest that this has generated..... it`s pretty cool though!!:thumb2:
There`s not a lot to report as the amount of tiny bits fitted already don`t add much to the look of it,but this "Thing" is so T EYE KNEE .........

The figure is just there for size...... and NO..... he`s not one of the pair that came with the kit!!:smiling5:
Andy

[Airborne01]

I`m quite envious of you getting to use those toys in the ARMY Steve,........
........ all i got to do was play with Nimrods,Tornados and Phantoms on the ground in my RAF days:sad:,
Andy

Lots of other toys too Andy, whole tranche of weapon types; things that go bang, Claymores, sneaky things etc etc - even a simulated atomic explosion on the NBC Instructors course! Mind you, they pale into insignificance beside fully tooled up wingy things that you mention!
Steve:flushed:

[minitnkr]

Less likely to bog down than M48s due to much lighter ground pressure, so could provide arty support most anywhere. Small & maneuverable, was very effective at Hue.

[The Smythe Meister]

Indeed Paul,
I saw a short clip on the net of one of these firing across a river at an emplacement,and you see a plume of earth/dust/rubble errupt into the air ......
Shortly after the salvo impacted the crew commander jumps down..... runs a hundred yards or so to a group of watching troops. He must`ve asked if that was what they wanted because you can see him being told "Left a bit",(or words to that effect!!)...... he then sprints back to his Ontos and fires another salvo.....
.....this time there`s a much bigger explosion/erruption and you hear some whooping and cheering!!:thumb2::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
It`s only a short and grainy clip,but well worth a watch!
Andy

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Just found this instead..... it`s even better,but i suspect it`s from the same action!