A soldier from the 33rd Infantry Division uses an M2 flamethrower.
Type
Flamethrower
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1944–1978
Wars
World War II Korean War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War
Production history
Designer
US Army Chemical Warfare Service
Designed
1940–41
No. built
14,000 (M1A1)
Variants
M2A1-2, M2A1-7
Specifications
Mass
43 lb (19.5 kg) empty 68 lb (30.8 kg) filled
Crew
1
Rate of fire
Around 0.5 US gal (1.9 L) a second
Effective firing range
65+1⁄2 ft (20.0 m)
Maximum firing range
132 ft (40 m)
Feed system
Two, 2 US gal (7.6 L) Napalm/gasoline tanks (fuel) One Nitrogen tank (propellant)
Sights
None
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 20–40 meters, it was still a useful weapon. With the arrival of flamethrower tanks, the need for flamethrower-carrying infantrymen to expose themselves to enemy fire had been greatly reduced.
Though some M2s were sold off, the majority were scrapped.
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