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Italian soldiers armed with the Flamethrower Model 35 on parade. The quadrangular box structure contains the batteries of the ignition system. The Model 35 had three major elements: the tank, the lance and the ignition system. The tank was carried via two transport belts and padded back. It was composed of two cylinders.
The M8 flamethrower, officially designated: Flame Thrower Portable One-Shot, M8, was a single-shot flamethrower briefly adopted into U.S. service by airborne troops, but was never mass produced. [2] During the end of World War II, the Chemical Corps became interested in improving the man-portable flamethrower concept. [3]
The English word flamethrower is a loan-translation of the German word Flammenwerfer, since the modern flamethrower was invented in Germany. The first flamethrower, in the modern sense, is usually credited to Richard Fiedler. He submitted evaluation models of his Flammenwerfer to the German Army in 1901. The most significant model submitted was ...
A flame fougasse (sometimes contracted to fougasse and may be spelled foo gas [2]) is a type of mine or improvised explosive device which uses an explosive charge to project burning liquid onto a target. [3] The flame fougasse was developed by the Petroleum Warfare Department in Britain as an anti-tank weapon during the invasion crisis of 1940.
The Flame Thrower, Auxiliary, M3 entered service as a vehicle-mounted flamethrower, featuring a different ignition system from the man-portable ones. The Manifold, Portable Flame Thrower, E4 entered service as World War II ended. It was a manifold line able to connect multiple flamethrower packs and featured an extended E10R1 gun group. [11]
In the same year, The Boring Company introduced a model of flamethrower, of weaker power than the two models introduced by other companies in 2015, named the Not-A-Flamethrower. [6] This flamethrower brought increased attention to the more powerful flamethrowers produced by Throwflame and Ion Productions Team, which both told the Los Angeles ...
The fuel system for the E1 consisted of either diesel oil, fuel oil, or blends of gasoline and oil. An igniter, consisting of a compressed hydrogen cylinder and battery, was attached to the flame gun. The flame gun had two triggers, dispense fuel and ignition of fuel as it exited the metal barrel.
The M2 flamethrower (M2-2) was an American man portable backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II. It was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. M9 flamethrower: 1960 United States: The M9 flamethrower was an American man portable backpack flamethrower that was used in the Vietnam War. It was lighter and easier to pack than ...