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<blockquote data-quote="emilioteles" data-source="post: 1736966" data-attributes="member: 3144"><img src="https://scontent-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10955768_656314694498326_7754644667415221548_n.png?oh=121cecc8cb1e15efc079de2143a5736f&amp;oe=558F9156" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 'At the end of a very long fight, a Marine flamethrower operator pauses to light up his pipe'.An unknown US Marine with a M2-2 Flamethrower at Iwo Jima. February 1945. (Source - Department of Defence Photo [USMC] 111147)The inherent dangers of operating a fuel-laden backpack flamethrower in open space were readily apparent with the M2.The operator still needed to expose at least his upper torso to enemy fire before he could squeeze a burst of flame fuel towards the enemy position. The enemy was quick to learn and began targeting flamethrower infantry as soon as they could be spotted. A single well-placed shot with incendiary ammunition held the possibility of igniting the fuel stores, though standard bullets simply punctured the pressurised tanks and sent the operator flying. Conversely, American infantry soon learned to apply covering fire for their flamethrower brethren through standard infantry suppression tactics.They were adept at clearing out dry cover brush or flushing tunnels, bunkers and foxholes of hidden/dug-in enemies. Some Japanese infantry stood their ground and paid a terrible price of being burned alive while others surrendered at the sheer sight of an incoming M2 unit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="emilioteles, post: 1736966, member: 3144"] [IMG]https://scontent-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10955768_656314694498326_7754644667415221548_n.png?oh=121cecc8cb1e15efc079de2143a5736f&oe=558F9156[/IMG] 'At the end of a very long fight, a Marine flamethrower operator pauses to light up his pipe'. An unknown US Marine with a M2-2 Flamethrower at Iwo Jima. February 1945. (Source - Department of Defence Photo [USMC] 111147) The inherent dangers of operating a fuel-laden backpack flamethrower in open space were readily apparent with the M2. The operator still needed to expose at least his upper torso to enemy fire before he could squeeze a burst of flame fuel towards the enemy position. The enemy was quick to learn and began targeting flamethrower infantry as soon as they could be spotted. A single well-placed shot with incendiary ammunition held the possibility of igniting the fuel stores, though standard bullets simply punctured the pressurised tanks and sent the operator flying. Conversely, American infantry soon learned to apply covering fire for their flamethrower brethren through standard infantry suppression tactics. They were adept at clearing out dry cover brush or flushing tunnels, bunkers and foxholes of hidden/dug-in enemies. Some Japanese infantry stood their ground and paid a terrible price of being burned alive while others surrendered at the sheer sight of an incoming M2 unit. [/QUOTE]

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