Dark roasted motorcycle site

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Take a look here if you'd like to do so - and have a cup of coffee while you see the weird things that some folks build.

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/06/magnificent-motorcycles-part-1.html

[Milwaukee Midget]

So how many rounds can you fire with that French Howitzer/Vespa before the seat warmer cooks your can?

[smitty2]

 The Vespa Howitzer... You would think with such great ideas the French would have done better.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I was wondering about the recoil when riding the Vespa and simultaneously firing a round.  Unh, wouldn't it likely make the scooter back up in one heck of a hurry?  Or maybe there's a ground brake/anchor that was to be deployed before firing rounds.

[Peter Jack]

I don't think the French worried about the smaller details!

Pete

[mtkawboy]

The French werent really know for firing much unless it was over their shoulders

[manta22]

Judging by the design of the breech, I'd say that this is a recoiless cannon.

Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ

[wobblywalrus]

It looks like a part of a pack howitzer.  My father told me about them.  The ones he knew about were carried in pieces by mules.  The soldiers put them together when they got to their destination.   

[WOODY@DDLLC]

Great stuff Slim! Now if we could just get some of that money directed into LSR!

I think the French would want the recoil to help them "leave" the battlefield? 

[stay`tee]

Some interesting aerodynamic concepts there