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Boeotian flame thrower (model), Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum. The concept of projecting fire as a weapon has existed since ancient times. During the Peloponnesian War, Boeotians used some kind of a flamethrower trying to destroy the fortification walls of the Athenians during the Battle of Delium. [6]
The M2 flamethrower saw combat use in the Pacific theater, being deployed to combat strongly fortified and entrenched Japanese positions.Following the success with the M1 flamethrower, the M2 was developed and put into combat use in 1943.
The main parts of the flamethrower were two interconnected cylindrical steel fuel tanks (16 L capacity total, height 45 cm, diameter 16 cm), and a compressed air bottle (6 L, height 60 cm, diameter 12 cm). [2] This tank assembly was fitted with straps to permit it to be carried on the operator's back.
M67 flame thrower tank: 1955 United States: The M67 "Zippo" was a United States built flamethrowing tank, a variant of the M48 Patton series of medium battle tanks. Served with the US Army and Marine Corps, 109 of these units were built, and served in the Vietnam War. M132 armored personnel carrier flamethrower: 1962 United States
Additional issues were identified with the dependability, weight, and maneuverability of the E1 flame thrower system. E1R1 Flamethrower fired against a concrete fortification, demonstrating the billowing of smoke. E1R1. The E1 was redesigned by the Chemical Warfare Service and labeled Experiment 1 Revision 1 and was ready for testing in March 1941.
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]
The Wechselapparat M.1917 (Wex) was a World War I German flamethrower introduced in early May of 1917 to replace the earlier Kleif.It was developed by engineer workshops within the Guards Reserve Pioneer Regiment (Garde-Reserve-Pionier-Regiment), which was the main flamethrower unit of the Imperial German Army.
German infantry taking cover behind trees on the Eastern Front. One man carries the Flammenwerfer 35. This flamethrower, like all flamethrowers employed by the Wehrmacht, was exclusively used by sturmpionieres (assault pioneers); specialist pioneers who were to assist the infantry in an assault, by overcoming natural and man-made obstacles for the infantry, clearing enemy fortifications with ...