07-131-945

NAME – No 5 Mark I Flamethrower

NAME (NATIVE) – Flame Thrower, Portable, No. 5, Mark I

COMMON NAMES – Ackpack Flame Thrower

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Great Britain

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1945

LENGTH (GUN) – 34 cm (13.39 in)

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) – 7.94 kg (17 lb 8 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 21.77 kg (48 lb)

WEIGHT (GUN GROUP) – 1.56 kg (3 lb 7 oz) without hose

TYPE OF IGNITION – 10-round pyrotechnic cartridge cylinder

CONTINUOUS DURATION OF FIRE – 10 seconds

PROPELLANT – Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide mixture

PROPELLANT PRESSURE – 13,790 kPa (2,000 psi)

FUEL – Gasoline and FRAS (Fuel Research Aluminum Stearate) mixture

FUEL CAPACITY – 18.2 l (4 Imperial gallons)

MAXIUM RANGE – 37 to 46 m (40 to 50 yards)

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

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT – 13.83 kg (30 lb 8 oz) (fuel only)

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Great Britain and allies