Weapons that project or spread burning fuel, including the German Flammenwerfer 35 flamethrower and napalm, the gelled petroleum fuel. A weapon belongs here when its cited article describes it as a flamethrower or an incendiary mixture. It excludes grenades and mines. Both the portable German flamethrower of the First World War and napalm, a thickened fuel that clings as it burns, were used to clear trenches, bunkers and buildings and to burn supplies and cover.
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MilitaryFactory.com: Flammenwerfer 35 (FmW 35)
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Man-Portable Flame Thrower
View the Source Military Factory: M1 / M1A1 Flamethrower
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Portable Infantry Flamethrower
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Napalm is an incendiary mixture of a gelling agent and a volatile petrochemical (usually gasoline or diesel fuel).
View the Source Wikipedia: Flammenwerfer 35
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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.
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