07-131-943

NAME – No.2 Mark II Flamethrower

NAME (NATIVE) – Flame Thrower, Portable, No. 2, Mark II

COMMON NAMES – Lifebuoy

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Great Britain

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1943

HEIGHT (TANK GROUP) – 63.5 cm (25 in)

WIDTH (TANK GROUP) – 53.3 cm (21 in)

FUEL TANK DIAMETER – 17.1 cm (6.75 in)

PROPELLANT TANK DIAMETER – 19.1 cm (7.50 in)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 15.18 kg (33 lb 8 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 29 kg (64 lbs)

TYPE OF IGNITION – Electrical coil

CONTINUOUS DURATION OF FIRE – up to 10 seconds continuous, 10- 1 second bursts

PROPELLANT – Nitrogen

PROPELLANT PRESSURE – 1,034 kPa (150 psi)

FUEL – Thickened gasoline

FUEL CAPACITY – 18.2 l (4 Imperial gallons)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 27 to 36 m (30 to 40 yards) with thickened fuel

FEED DEVICE – Toroidal fuel tank containing 18.2 l (4 Imperial gallons) fuel

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT – 13.82 kg (30 lb 7 oz)

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – British military and Commonwealth Allies

     The Mark II version was available in the autumn of 1943 as an improved version of the Mark I. 7,500 were manufactured by July, 1944