grumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-214 days agoif only there was a way to make an anti tank gun look phenomenally stupid…thelemmy.clubimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down10
arrow-up1144arrow-down1imageif only there was a way to make an anti tank gun look phenomenally stupid…thelemmy.clubgrumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-214 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareirate944@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-220 days agoAs a wise man once said: “If it’s stupid but it works, then it’s not stupid.” Edit: so these things are called Vespa 150 TAP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa_150_TAP TL;DR: it was meant to be parachuted into the field in pairs, one with the bazooka and another with ammunition. The bazooka was actually not meant to be fired from the scooter. You were supposed to take it out, mount it on a tripod, and then fire.
As a wise man once said:
“If it’s stupid but it works, then it’s not stupid.”
Edit: so these things are called Vespa 150 TAP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa_150_TAP
TL;DR: it was meant to be parachuted into the field in pairs, one with the bazooka and another with ammunition. The bazooka was actually not meant to be fired from the scooter. You were supposed to take it out, mount it on a tripod, and then fire.
But… But… Skoota bazooka
Vespa Howitza