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The flamethrowers would kill large numbers of enemy infantry, enabling the riflemen to attack the remaining troops with a high probability of success. Flammenwerfer 35: 1935 Germany: The FmW 35 was the one man German flamethrower used during World War II used to clear out trenches and buildings. This was a deadly weapon that was extremely ...
United States Marines demonstrate an M2 flamethrower (2012) 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 ...
M1A1 flamethrower [1] Flamethrower United States: M2 flamethrower [2] Flamethrower United States: Ronson flamethrower [3] Vehicle mounted flamethrower United Kingdom: Developed in the United Kingdom, however, was used exclusively by the United States and Canada
A flamethrower is a ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire. First deployed by the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century AD, flamethrowers saw use in modern times during World War I, and more widely in World War II as a tactical weapon against fortifications.
A US soldier holds up a German static flamethrower, probably an Abwehrflammenwerfer 42. An Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 displayed at Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, 2017. The Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 was a German static defensive flamethrower, flame fougasse or flame mine used during the Second World War.
The Lifebuoy man-portable flamethrower being demonstrated to men of 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Denmead, Hampshire, 29 April 1944. A Flamethrower Portable, No 2 in the Israel Defense Forces History Museum , Tel Aviv, Israel (September 2015)
This is a list of World War II infantry weapons. ... Einstossflammenwerfer 46, single shot, disposable flamethrower; Mortars. 5 cm leicht Granatwerfer 36 [314] [315]
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...