[…] France faced several insurgencies in its Algeria and Indochina (today’s Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia) colonies in the 1950s. The insurgents had the habit of attacking French interests and leaving before the French military could mobilize sizable forces with heavy weapons. France’s solution to this was a militarized version of the Vespa scooter. It was called the Vespa 150 TAP and was exclusively made for French airborne special forces. Carried on the scooter was an M20 recoilless rifle and several rounds of ammunition. […]
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