NAME (NATIVE) – Abwehr-Flammenwerfer 42 [Defensive flamethrower 42]
COMMON NAMES – Flame Fougasse
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1942
HEIGHT – 76 cm (28.74 in)
LENGTH (TANK) – 53.3 cm (21 in)
FUEL TANK DIAMETER – 29.8 cm (11.75 in)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 33 kg (72 lb 12 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 65 kg (143 lb 5 oz)
TYPE OF IGNITION – Electrical, barium nitrate/aluminum squib at muzzle
CONTINUOUS DURATION OF FIRE – 1 to 2 seconds
PROPELLANT – Three slow-burning Nitrocellulose sticks with black powder igniter
FUEL – Mixture of pitch, light, medium and heavy oils
FUEL CAPACITY – 29.5 l (7.79 US Gallons)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 27 m (30 yards)
FEED DEVICE – Single tank of fuel
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT – 32 kg (70 lb 8 oz)
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – WWII German military service
The AbwFmW42 is a functional copy of the Soviet FOG-1 Flame Fougasse which was encountered by the Germans in 1941. Effectively a flame land mine, the AbwFmW42 can be initiated as either single units or multiples in line, on command or by tripwires or additional devices. The flame stream suddenly produced by the AbwFmW42 reached out to (15) yards depending on placement. At that distance, the flame jet was observed to be about (5 yards) wide and (3 yards) tall. Carefully placing multiple AbwFmW42 weapons could cause a solid wall of flame to be suddenly produced in front of approaching troops
