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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 ...
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 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 ...
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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]
During the Winter War and the Continuation War, the Finnish Army used Italian Model 40 (designated as the Liekinheitin M/40 by the finns) flamethrowers and captured Soviet flamethrowers. [1] The Liekinheitin M/44 was designed by Sergeant M. Kuusinen in 1944.
The Flammenwerfer 41, or FmW 41 (literally, "flame thrower") was the standard German flamethrower beginning in 1941 and an upgraded version of the earlier Flammenwerfer 35, whose main issue was its excessive weight of 36kg, with the Flammenwerfer 41 being only 18. [1]
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