Hi folks ! i have just got my self the hobby fan Ontos :-)
its a stunning kit ,but i dont really know enough about this vehicle
does anyone know where to find some nice piccies? or even a walk around perhaps
and in what context was it used in vietnam ? as part of a patrol? or lone vehicle ? infantry support or antitank
sorry about the silly questions but i want to do this justice in a nice Nam dio so all hlpwill be greatfully recieved! thanks gang!

i got mine through sprue brothers in the u.s.
http://www.spruebrothers.com/ its $120.00
so around £75.00 there abouts not cheap:_| but a beauty of a kit
turned alluminium barrels ,completly bubble free resin

for anyone else interested i just found this great site !
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-armour/allied/ontos.htm its called "ontos" the worlds biggest shotgun
some cracking info on there!

Steeldog:

If you check my album at digital dioramas, I have a couple pics of an Ontos my Stepfather photographed when he was in Vietnam. I'll see if I have more.

http://groups.msn.com/digitaldioramas/john17salbum.msnw

John

cool John thats the sort of thing i need!
these are great if you have more thatd be ace too! thanks mate !

It was designed to give the light forces defense against masses of Soviet tanks. The Ontos could fire the 6 RR at the tanks and scoot away quickly. Mainly an ambush weapon.

In Vietnam, the RR were used to support attacks against bunkers and I think there was a flechette round (anti-personnel) that was used to defend against massed enemy troop attack.

Holy Moly Macaroni's John17!

Those are superb ref shots!!

Many thx sir.

Tread.

EDIT:
"...and I think there was a flechette round (anti-personnel) that was used to defend against massed enemy troop attack...."

Wow!....with the ability for the Ontos to fire all six weapons at the same time, can you imagine the damage a volley of six fleshette-filled rounds would incure on an advancing enemy?? .......weeeeeeeehwww!

looking around at what i've seen and read just over the lastfew hours it was mainly used with a flechette round apparently?
so your absolutley right sabot
one quote was that the nva and vc used to simply void any contact at all with ontos ,if forward spotters noticed them ,they would call off attacks! , no wonder it was called the wolds biggest shotgun !
:-)

I recently saw this Ontos (a runner) being shipped to the Jacques Littlefield collection in California. I shot about 100 photos of it, inside and out. If you can tell me what type of detail shots you need, I will send you some images.

David

David ! thanks so much thats ace!
its mainly extrerior photos as the kits mainly a solid ish block
mainly details of the gun turret ,
tracks ,running gear and views rom all sides? that would be fantastic cheers again!

Hi Kenaz,

If you will email me your address at [email protected] I will send you a disc with all
of the photos I took.

I am glad that someone can use them, I really like the vehicle and I am waiting for a plastic one, someday?

David

Hopefully with John17's permission.......

The 'Business End' of an Ontos...


Man I'd hate to be on the recieving end of this confrontation!

Tread.

thanks David e-mail is on its way!

:-) thats some mean looking equipment!

Hi James ,i really dont know of an outlett here in the u.k.
i searche for ages but i ended going to sprue brothers
i think the nearest source in the e.u. would be germany ?
thaats the only other place i sw them but i always use gordon kwan at sprue brothers his shipping rates are great and service is too i had this in just under 1 week