Vespa Super 150 1978 Specification :
Manufacturer : Piaggio
Productions : 1978
Engine : 2-stroke, 150 cc
Photo Credit : Arif Gunawan
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Vespa Super 150 – 1978
Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959
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Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959 |
Vespa 150 TAP Specifications :
Manufacturer : Piaggio (France)
Productions : 1950′s
Photo Credit : Rama and symboles-et-traditions.com
The Vespa 150 TAP is an Italian Vespa scooter modified to transport a M20 75 mm recoilless rifle, which was used in the 1950s by the French Airborne Forces (Troupes aéroportées, or TAP). It was produced by Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Automobiles (ACMA), a licensed assembler of Vespas in France, in 1956 and 1959.
Its mounted M20, a U.S.-made light anti-armour cannon, was very light when compared to a standard 75mm cannon but was still able to penetrate 100 mm of armour by so-called HEAT warhead. The recoil is counteracted by venting propellant gases out the rear of the weapon which eliminated the need for a mechanical recoil system or heavy mounts, enabling the weapon to be fired from the Vespa frame.
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Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959 |
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Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959 |
The scooters would be parachute-dropped in pairs, accompanied by a two-man team. The gun was carried on one scooter, while the ammunition was loaded on the other. Due to the lack of any kind of aiming devices the recoilless rifle was never designed to be fired from the scooter, the gun was mounted on a tripod which was also carried by the scooter, before being fired.
The “Bazooka Vespa” was relatively cheap: Vespas cost roughly $500 at the time, and the M20s were plentiful. Roughly 800 of these scooters were deployed in the Algerian War.
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Vespa 150 TAP 1956-1959 |
Source : wikipedia.org
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Productions : 1966
Engine : 3.5 litre quad-cam V-12 engine
Transmission : 4 speed manual transmission
Source : netcarshow.com
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Manufacturer : Datsun
Productions : 1966
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Transmission : 4 Speed Manual transmission
Source : google.com
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