[jriemer]

Yes indeed! (to the 90MM recoiless rifle). Would have been of great benefit in Afghanistan. Are you familiar with the ONTOS? A very nasty looking thing the USMC used in VN.

The ONTOS did have six 90MM recoiless rifles, they're manually loaded and don't have near the rate of fire that a battery of M2s would put out. When reloading, the crew is pretty well exposed to side and rear fire.

[donozark]

That's the beast! Nasty lookin' thing isn't it? Slow rate of fire, but imagine initial round of fire...

[donozark]

DUSTERS are another interesting weapon from the VN era. 40MM on M-48 chassis, as I recall. Guys on FSBs loved them, as did the brass in base camps. NVA had an intense dislike of them. Wonder why...? HeeHee.... Not sure of practicality/manuverability in Iraq.

I suspect in both cases (Dusters/Ontos), both have been replaced by superior, proven weapons. I believe ONTOS was used extensively at Hue', Tet, 68, by Marines. Dusters were most assuredly used, with great effect, as described above.

Old fashioned soldier here. I am so damned old, when I was in the service we still used wooden rifles...and I still do. Absolutely LOVE M-14. Well, ok, M1A.