The Multi-Gun Beast that Saved Marines from Total Annihilation

In the midst of the Vietnam War, the City of Hue was in flames. Outnumbered and surrounded, the Marines waged a fierce battle against the relentless forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army in heart-pounding urban combat. Just when all seemed lost, from the smoke and chaos, a formidable silhouette emerged. As the 1st Battalion of the 6th Marine Regiment fought tooth and nail through the city, the ground trembled beneath the might of the Ontos - known ominously as “The Thing.” This powerful anti-tank vehicle, brandishing its six M40 recoilless guns, stood as a sentinel, ready to turn the tide of battle
Smoke, flames, and gunpowder filled the air. As the Marines reached the Citadel, enemy resistance increased. With deliberate precision, the Ontos entered the fray with a relentless purpose: decimate the enemy. One after another, its recoilless rifles roared, firing specialized beehive rounds that released a cloud of over 10,000 steel flechettes to get rid of Viet Cong opposition.
A Marine officer, a witness to the Ontos' superb performance, would later declare it: (QUOTE) "the most effective of all Marine supporting arms…"
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