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Flammenwerfer 35

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The Flammenwerfer 35, abbreviated FmW 35, was a single-operator German flamethrower fielded from 1935 and used during the Second World War chiefly to clear trenches and fortified buildings. Weighing about 35.8 kilograms and carrying 11.8 litres of a petrol-and-tar fuel mixture called Flammol 19, it projected burning fuel roughly 25 metres and, ignited by a hydrogen torch, could sustain about 10 seconds of continuous fire. It stayed in German service through 1945 even though production ended in 1941, when the lighter Flammenwerfer 41 replaced it on the production line. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Man-portable flamethrower 2
Introduced Year
1935 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Flamethrower / Incendiary Weapon 2
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Used In

World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Flammenwerfer 35
Sources
1. Wikidata: Flammenwerfer 35
Wikidata Q906433, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Military Factory: KBP VSK-94 Silenced Military / Special Police Sniper Rifle
  • Page subtitle
    Man-Portable Flame Thrower
  • Design Qualities
    adopted the Flammenwerfer 35 in 1935
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
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Wikipedia: Flammenwerfer 35
  • service status
    The Flammenwerfer 35, or FmW 35 (flame thrower) was a one-man German flamethrower used during World War II to clear out trenches and buildings
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Second World War
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