±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 536
Total: 536
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Photo Gallery
02: Community Forums
03: Home
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Photo Gallery
07: Community Forums
08: Photo Gallery
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Home
15: Photo Gallery
16: Photo Gallery
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Photo Gallery
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Photo Gallery
24: Community Forums
25: Member Screenshots
26: Photo Gallery
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: News Archive
31: Your Account
32: Community Forums
33: Downloads
34: Community Forums
35: Photo Gallery
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Photo Gallery
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Photo Gallery
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Downloads
51: Community Forums
52: Photo Gallery
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Downloads
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Home
63: Community Forums
64: Member Screenshots
65: Photo Gallery
66: Home
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Downloads
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Photo Gallery
75: CPGlang
76: Photo Gallery
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Home
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Photo Gallery
85: Community Forums
86: Photo Gallery
87: Community Forums
88: Home
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Your Account
92: Community Forums
93: Your Account
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Photo Gallery
102: Community Forums
103: Statistics
104: Community Forums
105: Photo Gallery
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: Member Screenshots
110: Community Forums
111: Downloads
112: Community Forums
113: Photo Gallery
114: Community Forums
115: Your Account
116: Downloads
117: Community Forums
118: Photo Gallery
119: Community Forums
120: CPGlang
121: Community Forums
122: Photo Gallery
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Photo Gallery
126: Photo Gallery
127: Community Forums
128: Photo Gallery
129: Photo Gallery
130: Photo Gallery
131: Community Forums
132: Photo Gallery
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Statistics
136: Downloads
137: Community Forums
138: Home
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Member Screenshots
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Member Screenshots
148: Community Forums
149: Photo Gallery
150: Photo Gallery
151: Downloads
152: Member Screenshots
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Photo Gallery
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Photo Gallery
165: Photo Gallery
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Photo Gallery
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Home
176: Community Forums
177: Photo Gallery
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Home
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Home
186: Your Account
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Member Screenshots
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Photo Gallery
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: CPGlang
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Photo Gallery
207: Your Account
208: Community Forums
209: Downloads
210: Community Forums
211: Your Account
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Photo Gallery
216: Community Forums
217: Home
218: News Archive
219: CPGlang
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Photo Gallery
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Photo Gallery
230: Home
231: Home
232: Home
233: Downloads
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Photo Gallery
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Home
244: Home
245: Member Screenshots
246: Statistics
247: Home
248: Community Forums
249: Home
250: Photo Gallery
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Statistics
258: Community Forums
259: Photo Gallery
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: Community Forums
264: Photo Gallery
265: Home
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Home
269: Community Forums
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Photo Gallery
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Member Screenshots
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Photo Gallery
281: Downloads
282: Photo Gallery
283: Downloads
284: Community Forums
285: Home
286: Your Account
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Member Screenshots
291: Community Forums
292: Statistics
293: Photo Gallery
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: News
300: Photo Gallery
301: Downloads
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Photo Gallery
305: Home
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Photo Gallery
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Photo Gallery
312: Community Forums
313: Photo Gallery
314: Community Forums
315: Photo Gallery
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Downloads
319: Member Screenshots
320: Photo Gallery
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Photo Gallery
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Home
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Home
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Home
333: Community Forums
334: Photo Gallery
335: News
336: Community Forums
337: Photo Gallery
338: Photo Gallery
339: Community Forums
340: Statistics
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Home
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Photo Gallery
349: Community Forums
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Photo Gallery
358: Community Forums
359: Photo Gallery
360: Community Forums
361: Photo Gallery
362: Community Forums
363: Photo Gallery
364: Home
365: Photo Gallery
366: Home
367: Downloads
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Downloads
372: Photo Gallery
373: Downloads
374: Photo Gallery
375: Community Forums
376: Member Screenshots
377: Community Forums
378: Photo Gallery
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Photo Gallery
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Photo Gallery
385: Community Forums
386: Home
387: News
388: Community Forums
389: Photo Gallery
390: Community Forums
391: Photo Gallery
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Home
400: Community Forums
401: Community Forums
402: Photo Gallery
403: Home
404: Community Forums
405: Photo Gallery
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Your Account
416: Community Forums
417: Community Forums
418: Downloads
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Photo Gallery
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Community Forums
426: Home
427: Photo Gallery
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Community Forums
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Photo Gallery
440: CPGlang
441: Community Forums
442: Home
443: Community Forums
444: Photo Gallery
445: Home
446: Community Forums
447: Community Forums
448: Community Forums
449: Photo Gallery
450: Community Forums
451: Home
452: Downloads
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Home
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Photo Gallery
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Photo Gallery
480: Community Forums
481: CPGlang
482: Downloads
483: Photo Gallery
484: Photo Gallery
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Photo Gallery
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: News Archive
491: Community Forums
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Home
498: Community Forums
499: Community Forums
500: Home
501: Photo Gallery
502: Community Forums
503: Community Forums
504: Photo Gallery
505: Community Forums
506: Photo Gallery
507: Community Forums
508: Community Forums
509: CPGlang
510: Home
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums
514: Downloads
515: Community Forums
516: Home
517: Community Forums
518: Photo Gallery
519: Photo Gallery
520: Community Forums
521: Home
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: Photo Gallery
525: Photo Gallery
526: Community Forums
527: Photo Gallery
528: Your Account
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Photo Gallery
532: Photo Gallery
533: Community Forums
534: Home
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Ontos Questions
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page 1, 2  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:06 am
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

TW

No, traverse was only 40 degrees left or right of center front.

Yes, it had a fording kit. See this linkField testing Ontos (Fording photo)

I have video of it in the surf, with water as high as the bottom of the top Recoilless Rifles.

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
JeffStringer
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 637

PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:13 am
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Man, I love all this Ontos material!


Jeff
Back to top
View user's profile
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:25 am
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Jeff

I've been fixated on this for several years.

I've had many discoveries lately that have gotten me pumped up.

Loose ends getting tied up, new material surfaces, and the restoration nears completion.

Life is good right now.

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:58 am
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

- Tumbleweed
I have a couple of questions on the M50 Ontos. Did the turret (or is it cupola) rotate 360 degrees? Secondly, was it amphibious or did it have a deep-water fording kit? I've never seen photos of it in the water but since it's USMC it must have some kind of capabilities in the water. Thanks in advance! Mr. Green



Ask & ye shall recieve:

Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:05 am
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Heres a bonus 'Ontos' photo...

T 56 in action



Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Chris_C
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 214
Location: WV, USA
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:42 am
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Neat shots.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:45 am
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

'Captured' stills taken from video from the mid-50's during Onto development.

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
mumfordlibrarian
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 8

PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:36 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

I have a recollection that the 106 mm guns on the Ontos had a canister round, if so were they ever used in defense positions in Vietnam?

Paul T. Weaver
mumfordlibrarian
Back to top
View user's profile
mike_Duplessis
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 236

PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:18 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

I think in Hunnicutt there may be a couple 'in-action' Vietnam shots of a Marine Ontos dug into a position behind barbed wire. I rather suspect it was used more often defensively than offensively.

And talk about fording, I did see in one shot an Ontos muffler pipe with an extension after the muffler can that took a hard turn straight up, extended between the gun mounts up to (and beyond?) the roof! Of course that's the Marines for you. They'd put deep fording muffler extensions on their lawnmowers if they could get the money to do it.

Great (though fuzzy) picture of the T56. Me and T56 were set up on a blind date not long ago. Make sure your AFV News subscription is paid-up if you're interested in seeing new scale plans of the thing Wink
Back to top
View user's profile
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:40 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

- mumfordlibrarian
I have a recollection that the 106 mm guns on the Ontos had a canister round, if so were they ever used in defense positions in Vietnam?


The Ontos was used in both endeavors. Although an excellent defensive vehicle, it saw considerable offensive experience both in Vietnam.

There is no cannister round but there was a beehive round used for anti-personnel.

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:47 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

- mike_Duplessis
....And talk about fording, I did see in one shot an Ontos muffler pipe with an extension after the muffler can that took a hard turn straight up, extended between the gun mounts up to (and beyond?) the roof! Of course that's the Marines for you. They'd put deep fording muffler extensions on their lawnmowers if they could get the money to do it.

Great (though fuzzy) picture of the T56. Me and T56 were set up on a blind date not long ago. Make sure your AFV News subscription is paid-up if you're interested in seeing new scale plans of the thing Wink


The fording kit includes two major pieces. An intake 'stack' which screws into the airfilter (under the front rightside decking) and the rear exhaust estension which runs from the muffler up along the contour of the rear hull.

I can do more 'captures' of T55,T56, or T165 if interested. The photo still of the T56 is from a scene where the soldier 'pile' out of the back of the vehicle in a simulated assault.

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:19 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Gratuitous Ontos photos...








_________________
"Gonna hold my breath until Armor returns home..."
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
David_Reasoner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 127
Location: South Central Kentucky
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Pretty sleek looking critter without all those recoilless rifle tubes cluttering up the picture!

David
Back to top
View user's profile
mike_Duplessis
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 236

PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Fantastic T56 screen captures. I suspect you're the only kid on your block with thos references!

Looking at them all I could think was "Whew, looks like i didn't f***-up my scale drawing after all!" When you do artwork off of limited references every subesquent bit of new material is another opportunity to show just how badly you misread the little you had.
Back to top
View user's profile
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:29 pm
Post subject: Re: Ontos Questions

Mike

".... WHO's YOUR DADDY!!!...."

Laughing Laughing Laughing

(Just trying to help)

" Ontos History "

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum