They were doomed from the onset. The Army dumped them on the
Corps around 1957. Tow's were well into development and the Army
preferred them. Little did they know what a fine fighting
platform Ontos were. Anti personnel rounds were developed and
used with great effectiveness in V.N. and no enemy tanks until
Tet of 68 I was schooled at Camp Delmar Track Schools Bn.s in
1965. I served in 1st- 2nd- 3rd Bn.s and Div.'s They saw service
in at least two other Theaters of Operation then unceremoniously
sold off to third world countries.
Draw Backs… YES… Highly trained crews, exterior loading,
manual sighting and poor performance in soft sand. On the other
hand a GOOD OC could take out 6 tanks before they ever got a gun
on him My Chu Lai address was:
Cpl. Prohaski
Charlie Co. 1st Plt C-23 1st AT BN. 1st MAR DIV Thanx & Semper
Fi MAJOR USMC Ret
Sir, I was at DeMar, CA. I was being trained in the motor pool. Was there LV Ts there? I saw no just you Ontos But LVT