Chukpike Posted March 2, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2008 Do we have anyone who can identify this machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted March 2, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2008 M56 Scorpion. 1950's era. To provide AB Divisions with some protection against tanks. That's a 90mm gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Dinackus Posted July 29, 2013 Share #3 Posted July 29, 2013 Actually, it entered service in the late 1950s and was mostly withdrawn from service by the early 1960s. It served in both airborne and "leg" infantry units. The 173rd Airborne Brigade had one company of them (Co D, 16th Armor) and took them to Vietnam, but they were mothballed pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted July 30, 2013 Share #4 Posted July 30, 2013 One of the drawbacks was the crew was exposed to small arms fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted July 30, 2013 Share #5 Posted July 30, 2013 If anyone wants better pics, the Field Artillery Museum has one on exhibit in the FA park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Dinackus Posted July 30, 2013 Share #6 Posted July 30, 2013 The M56 also lacked any sort of secondary weapon (machine gun), and the loader had to be standing on the ground behind the vehicle to load the 90mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bibliotecario Posted July 30, 2013 Share #7 Posted July 30, 2013 An old soldier told me the chief advantage of this weapon was that the individual storage cells for 90mm rounds were the perfect size to accept a fifth of liquor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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