A rare Vespa TAP150 scooter has been put up for sale in France. This is a unique military scooter, manufactured in a small batch. It was reported on the Rideapart website. The combat scooter was created and manufactured by the French company ASMA, which acquired a license from the Italian Vespa to manufacture motor vehicles. About 600 of these scooters were manufactured from 1956 to 1959.

The Vespa TAP150 is equipped with an American recoilless gun M20 with a caliber of 75 mm. It is capable of firing cumulative shells at 6500 m. The 145 cc engine accelerates the Vespa TAP150 to 66 km/h.

The Vespa scooter could be dropped with a parachute, so it entered service with the French airborne troops. The TAP150 crew consisted of two people - a gunner and a loader. The scooter could not fire while moving - it had to stop.

https://focus.ua/auto/672766-ih-vypustili-vsego-600-na-aukcion-vystavili-unikalnyy-boevoy-skuter-s-pushkoy-foto

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Best way to live out the fantasy of toolin around in one of these blowing up tanks is to pilot the troubador in Brigador.

https://brigador.fandom.com/wiki/Troubadour

https://store.steampowered.com/app/274500/Brigador_UpArmored_Edition/

Who needs a giant mech when you can just attach a cannon to a motorcycle?

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