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Medium flame tank
Flame Thrower Tank M67
US Marine Corps M67 in action near Da Nang during Vietnam War.
Type
Medium flame tank
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1955–1974
Used by
United States
Wars
Vietnam War
Production history
Designer
Chemical Corps
Designed
1954
Manufacturer
Detroit Arsenal
Produced
1955-1956
No. built
109
Specifications
Mass
48 metric tons
Length
22 ft 7 in (6.871 m) 26 ft 6 in (8.138 m) (with gun forward)
Width
11 ft 11 in (3.632 m)
Height
10 ft 1 in (3.089 m)
Crew
3
Armor
178 mm maximum
Main armament
M7-6 tank flamethrower
Secondary armament
1 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 MG 1 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 MG
Engine
Continental AV-1790-5B V12, air-cooled carburetor petrol engine 810 hp (604 kW)
Transmission
General Motors CD-850, 2 ranges forward, 1 reverse
The Flame Thrower Tank M67 (also known as M67 "Zippo",[1] nicknamed after a popular brand of cigarette lighter) is an American flame tank that was briefly used by the U.S. Army, and later by the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It was the last flamethrower tank used in American military service.
^Ringquist, John (Summer 2008). "U.S. Army Flamethrower Vehicles" (PDF). Army Chemical Review. Summer 2008: 35–37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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