Comments: softcover, 48 pages, , 41 black-and-white and 6 color photos, 7 color illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-4728-1473-9
Price: $18
Publisher: Osprey
From the publisher: Designed in the 1950s, the U.S. Marines’ M50 Ontos and the U.S. Army’s M56 Scorpion were fast, light, air-delivered tank killers for the Cold War battlefield — an answer to the cumbersome and ineffective World War II-vintage tanks of the Korean War. Although they shared the aim of bringing light, mobile, and lethal antitank firepower to the infantry, the two vehicles varied wildly in meeting their unique mission demands. They first saw service in the Lebanon intervention of 1958 but made their name in the Vietnam War. Detailed illustrations and expert analysis provide a comprehensive history of these vehicles, from early development through combat history and the eventual disbanding of the Marine Corps’ last antitank battalion in 1971.
FSM says: These vehicles are popular with modelers, who gain yet another photo reference for valuable details, including interior views.