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NAME – E15 Single-Shot Flamethrower

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1945

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 8.96 kg (19 lb 12 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 14.71 kg (32 lb 7 oz) loaded with thickened fuel

TYPE OF IGNITION – Single pyrotechnic cartridge cylinder

CONTINUOUS DURATION OF FIRE – 3.5 seconds

PROPELLANT – Carbon Dioxide driven piston

FUEL – Thickened gasoline (napalm)

FUEL CAPACITY – 7.6 l (2 US gallons)

MAXIUM RANGE – 37 m (40 yards)

FEED DEVICE – Single fuel filling

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT – 5.75 kg (12 lb 11 oz) 4.2% thickened fuel

STATUS – Obsolescent

SERVICE – Development and Evaluation only