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Encyclopedia > Flammenwerfer 35
Flammenwerfer 35
Image:Flammenwerfer 35.gif
Type Flamethrower
Place of origin Germany

The Flammenwerfer 35, or FmW 35[citation needed] (literally, "flames-thrower" or "thrower of flame") was a German flamethrower used during World War II to clear out trenches and buildings. This was a deadly weapon that was extremely effective at close range. This weapon was also known as the skinsteal, because using this weapon at close range would usually result in severe skin loss. Riverboat of the U.S. Brownwater Navy shooting ignited napalm from its mounted flamethrower during the Vietnam war. ... Riverboat of the U.S. Brownwater Navy shooting ignited napalm from its mounted flamethrower during the Vietnam war. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


It had a weight of 35.8 kg and held 12 liters of fuel, providing about 10 seconds of use. It used gasoline ignited by a hydrogen torch.


See also

Riverboat of the U.S. Brownwater Navy shooting ignited napalm from its mounted flamethrower during the Vietnam war. ...

External links

  • http://www.waffenhq.de/infanterie/flammenwerfer41.html (German)
  • http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/flamethrowers.htm

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