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A marine M67 flame thrower tank in Vietnam, 1968. An M1919 Browning machine gun is mounted to the right.
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A flame tank is a type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces, or other obstacles. The type only reached significant use in the Second World War, during which the United States, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom all produced flamethrower-equipped tanks.
A number of production methods were used. The flamethrowers used were either modified versions of existing infantry flame weapons (Flammpanzer I and II) or specially designed (Flammpanzer III). They were mounted externally (Flammpanzer II), replaced existing machine gun mounts, or replaced the tank's main armament (Flammpanzer III). Fuel for the flame weapon was either carried inside the tank, in armoured external storage, or in some cases in a special trailer behind the tank (Churchill Crocodile).
A flametank is a type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces...
Valentine tank across an obstacle such as a minefield. Valentine flame-thrower (gas-operated equipment) Flame mortar fitted to Valentine tank chassis,...
Lf flametanks during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War of 1935 to 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, and during World War II. The L3 Lf flametank was...
The Flame Thrower Tank M67 (also known as M67 "Zippo", nicknamed after a popular brand of cigarette lighter) is an American flametank that was briefly...
flametank, armed with a flamethrower. During the course of the war, German forces added command tanks, specialised to the task of co-ordinating tank...
The Churchill Crocodile was a British flame-throwing tank of late Second World War. It was a variant of the Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill Mark...
flamethrower-equipped tanks. Usually, the flame projector replaced one of the tank's machineguns, however, some flame projectors replaced the tank's main gun. Fuel...
Corps Engineers/Pioneers and the top secret Chemical Warfare Service Flametank Group. While the Seabees had many unit types and had their tasks outside...
that could combine the roles of infantry tanks and tank destroyers. Some tanks were converted to flametanks, specializing on close-in attacks on enemy...
yet powerful enough; the Steam tank however used it for the main reason that it was meant to be a specialized flametank to attack pillboxes and the original...
Battalions ("Seabees") modified/created all of the main armament flame throwing tanks that were used in the Pacific War: by USMC in the Battle of Saipan...
blade for the Sherman dozer tanks, Duplex Drive (DD) for "swimming" Sherman tanks, R3 flamethrower for Zippo flametanks, and both the T34 60-tube Calliope...
Specialized models, such as flame-thrower tanks, armored recovery vehicles for towing disabled tanks from the battlefield, and command tanks with extra radios were...
A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed...
Heavy tank is a term used to define a class of tanks produced from World War I to the end of the Cold War. These tanks generally sacrificed mobility and...
numerous tank designs used in World War II. In addition to domestic designs, Germany also used various captured and foreign-built tanks. German tanks were...
tank Iosif Stalin tank M26 Pershing Centurion tank Churchill tank M4 Sherman M46 Patton (US) T-34/85 LVT A5 Amphibious Tank M4A3R3 Sherman FlameTank...
Several other flame-fuel tanks, totalling 162 imperial gallons (740 L) were fitted in the hull and used to replenish the turret tank. The flame projector...
Never used. Flame throwers: M4A3R5 (USMC designation, US Army various designations) – M4s field modified by Chemical Warfare Service FlameTank Group with...
in several Pacific island battles, most notably Iwo Jima, where its flametanks played a key role in securing the island. After the war, the battalion...
Flame-throwing tanks formed around 12% of the series production of T-26 light tanks. The abbreviation "OT" (Ognemetniy Tank which stands for Flame-throwing...
The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) initially purchased foreign tanks for evaluation during World War I, and began developing its own indigenous designs...
bulldozer blade for Sherman dozer tanks, Duplex Drive for "swimming" Sherman tanks, R3 flame thrower for Zippo flametanks, and the T34 60-tube Calliope 4...
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