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NAME – M2A1-7 Flamethrower

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1958

LENGTH (GUN) – 53.3 cm (21 in)

LENGTH (HOSE) – 95.3 cm (37.5 in)

HEIGHT (TANK GROUP) – 68.6 cm (27 in)

WIDTH (TANK GROUP) – 50.8 cm (20 in)

DEPTH (TANK GROUP) – 29.9 cm (11 in)

FUEL TANK DIAMETER – 16.9 cm (6.65 in)

PROPELLANT TANK DIAMETER – 13.7 cm (5.38 in)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 18.71 kg (41 lb 4 oz) complete

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 32.37 kg (71 lb 6 oz) loaded with thickened fuel

WEIGHT (GUN GROUP) – 2.83 kg (6 lb 4 oz) M7 Flame Gun with M8 Hose

TYPE OF IGNITION – M1 5-round pyrotechnic cartridge cylinder, 6 to 12 seconds burn per round

CONTINUOUS DURATION OF FIRE – 6 to 9 seconds

PROPELLANT – Compressed Nitrogen or Air

PROPELLANT PRESSURE – 2,068 to 2,413 kPa (300 – 350 psi)

FUEL – Thickened gasoline (Napalm)

FUEL CAPACITY – 18 l (4.75 US gallons)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 37 to 46 m (40 to 50 yards) – thickened fuel, 18 to 23 m (20 to 25 yards) – liquid fuel

MAXIUM RANGE – 46 m (50 yards) – thickened fuel

FEED DEVICE – Twin connected tanks containing 18 l (4.75 US Gallons) fuel

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT – 13.66 kg (30 lb 2 oz) 4.2% thickened fuel, 13.13 kg (28 lb 15 oz) standard gasoline

STATUS – Obsolescent

SERVICE – US Military and allies

The M7 Flame Gun was developed in the early 1950s under the name E32 Flame Gun and the E37 Hose Assembly. The M2A1-7 will discharge its load at a rate of 0.50 to 0.75 gallons per second