7. Vespa 150 TAP
Source: C. Galliani
Don’t be lulled to sleep by the word scooter here. The Vespa 150 TAP was an anti-tank scooter developed in the 50s using Vespa scooters as a base. French paratroopers used them in 1956 and enjoyed an update in 1959. The 150 TAP had an M 2075 mm recoilless rifle, made by the United States. In order to wield such a beastly weapon the scooter frame was reinforced to support the mounted rifle. Dropped in pairs, the Vespa 150 TAP‘s were used by two man teams. On the first Vespa, the gun was carried. The second carried ammunition for reloading. Incidentally, the scooter was never designed for the rifle to be fired while driving. It was dismounted and affixed to an M 1917 Browning machine gun tripod once the team reached their destination.