The M2 flamethrower was an American man-portable backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II.
It was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Though some M2s were sold off, the majority were scrapped when they were declared obsolete. Modern flamethrowers were first used during the trench warfare conditions of World War I their use greatly increased in World War II. In these models the igniter controls are on the front handgrip, arranged in the same way as the rear handgrip controls. Army flamethrowers have a front handgrip with the same shape as the rear handgrip. This ignites the diesel fuel and allows for the flamethrower to be used. One of the simpler systems was a coil of high-resistance wire. Back of the rear grip: firing safety catch. It is the updated version of the M2A1-2 unit used during The Korean War. These had straight sided backpack frames, vented gas caps, a cylinder sized regulator and a safety valve. The Germans used the flamethrower and there were two models. The ROKS-2 was designed not to draw attention so the fuel and gas tanks were concealed under a sheet-metal outer casting that resembled knapsack the flame projector was designed to resemble a standard Mosin–Nagant rifle. The M2 was the WWII model had hexagonal gas caps and hourglass frames. The M2A1-2 is the variation of the M2 devised during the Korean War. The Flamethrower Fuel (火炎放射器の燃料 Kaen hōsha-ki no nenryō?) ", Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian War - Book 4, 100, "Secret terror weapon of the Somme battle 'discovered, "Fougasse Flame Throwers from Intelligence Bulletin, November 1944", "U.S Army Flamethrower Vehicles (Part Three of a Three-Part Series)", "U.S. The fuel unit, which was strapped to the operator's back, consisted of two storage tanks for fuel and one for compressed nitrogen. Flamethrowers were banned by the Treaty of Versailles in Germany but when Hitler rose to power in 1933 and the German army was rebuilt, knowing how effective they were backpack flamethrowers were again used and brought into WW2. Which is best for you? Special review of the XL18 Flamethrower This kit includes engine interior, clear lights and windshield and soft vinyl pipe for the flamethrower fuel tank. Two CGI views of a man with an M2A1-7 U.S.
The backpack element usually consists of two or three cylinders.
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