FLAME THROWERS. —It is now revealed that flame throwers are among the weapons being used by the British Army in the western war against Germany. Designed first as a stop-gap means of combating the threatened invasion of Great Britain, the flame weapons have now been so improved as to be greatly superior to their German counterparts in range and effect. Types in use are the " Lifebuoy," a man-carried weapon used by paratroops, commandos, and infantry; the "Wasp" and Canadian " Ronson," fitted to Bren carriers, with a bullet-proof body, which can be taken forward under fire to attack enemy strong points • and most powerful of all the " Crocodile " fitted to a Churchill tank. The "Wasp," "Ronson," and "Crocodile" all have a range of over 150yds and use a special new type of fuel. The "Wasp" is shown in offensive action on the left, while the "Lifebuoy" type is seen on the right. ,
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Evening Star, Issue 25301, 9 October 1944, Page 5
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