Ex-US Army M132 Armored Flamethrower on display at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Type
Armored personnel carrier
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1964–1978
Used by
United States
Wars
Vietnam War
Production history
Designed
1962
Manufacturer
FMC Corp
Produced
1964
No. built
~350
Specifications
Mass
23,330 lbs (10,580 kg)
Length
4.863 metres (15 ft 11.5 in)
Width
2.686 metres (8 ft 9.7 in)
Height
2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Crew
2
Armor
aluminum 12–38 millimetres (0.47–1.50 in)
Main armament
M10-8 flame gun
Secondary armament
coaxial 7.62 mm caliber M73 machine gun
Engine
Chrysler 75M; 8 cylinder, 4 cycle, vee gasoline 215 hp (160 kW) at 4,000 rpm
Power/weight
22.36 hp/tonne
Transmission
Allison TX-200-2A
Suspension
torsion bar, 5 road wheels
Fuel capacity
80 gallons (300 litres)
Operational range
480 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed
67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming
The M132 Armored Flamethrower (nicknamed "Zippo")[1] was a United States built flamethrower armed variant of the M113 and M113A1 armored personnel carriers developed in the early 1960s. Approximately 350 were accepted into service.
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