07-132-951

NAME – M2A1 Flamethrower

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1951

LENGTH (GUN) – 76.2 cm (30 in)

LENGTH (HOSE) – 94 cm (37 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) – 19.5 kg (43 lb) complete

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 32.59 kg (71 lb 14 oz) loaded with 4.2% thickened fuel

WEIGHT (GUN GROUP) – 3.63 kg (8 lb)

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 – 2,413 kPa (350 psi)

FUEL – Thickened gasoline (Napalm)

FUEL CAPACITY – 18 l (4.75 US gallons)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 41 m (45 yards) – thickened fuel, 18 m (20 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) thickened fuel, 13.09 kg (28 lb 14 oz) standard gasoline

STATUS – Obsolescent

SERVICE – US Military and allies

The M2A1 will discharge its load at a rate of 0.50 to 0.75 gallons per second