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The M2 flamethrower was an American, man-portable, backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M2 was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Although its burn time was around 7 seconds long, and the flames were effective around 20–40 meters, it was still a useful weapon.
The lighter 75 mm guns were of limited use against trenches; so, once the western front in World War I had settled down to trench warfare, the French army ordered large numbers of the L 13 S, which, with its larger 15.74 kg (34.7 lb) shell, was more effective against fortified positions and had a range of 12,000 metres (7.5 mi).
Gases are safer in peacetime applications because their flames have less mass flow rate and dissipate faster, and often are easier to extinguish. Apart from the military applications, flamethrowers have peacetime applications where there is a need for controlled burning, such as in sugarcane harvesting and other land-management tasks. Various ...
Thirty Years War: Europe in Agony, 1618–1648: GMT Games: 2001: Wallenstein: Queen Games: 2002: War of 1812: Gamma Two Games: 1973: Re-released by Avalon Hill c. 1977 and by Columbia Games: Washington's War: GMT Games: 2010: Wooden Ships and Iron Men: Battleline Publications: 1974: Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1975: We the People: Avalon Hill ...
Later, when the 102d Army Reserve Command was formed as a regional headquarters for Army Reserve units within the same general area where the 102d Infantry Division had been located, the shoulder sleeve insignia was authorized for wear by units of the 102d ARCOM, such as the military police unit stationed at Richards Gebaur AFB near Belton ...
Military Factory's M1/M1A1 Flamethrower Portable Flamethrower; Chapter XIV: Guadalcanal to the Marshall Islands Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine; CHAPTER XV: The Flame Thrower in the Pacific: Marianas to Okinawa Archived 2010-03-14 at the Wayback Machine; The Flame Thrower in the War Against Germany Archived 2012-11-20 at the Wayback ...
Flames of War is a tactical-level historical miniature wargame that simulates land battles during World War 2. TACSPIEL is an operational-level professional wargame developed in the 1960s by the US Army for research into guerilla warfare.