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NAME – ROKS-2 Flamethrower

NAME (NATIVE) – Rantsevyy Ognemet KS-2 [Backpack Flamethrower by Klyuev and Sergeev 2]

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USSR

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1935

LENGTH (GUN) – 97 cm (38.19 in)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 14.7 kg (32 lb 6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 23.2 kg (51 lb 2 oz)

WEIGHT (GUN GROUP) – 3.54 kg (7 lb 13 oz)

TYPE OF IGNITION – Percussion pyrotechnic cartridges (2) at muzzle

CONTINUOUS DURATION OF FIRE – 5 to 6 seconds, 6 to 8 one-second bursts practical

PROPELLANT – Nitrogen

PROPELLANT PRESSURE – 1,420 to 1,620 kPa (206 to 235 psi)

FUEL – 50% Gasoline, 50% Used Motor Oil

FUEL CAPACITY – 10 l (2.64 US gallons)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 25 m (27 yards)

MAXIUM RANGE – 35 m (38 yards)

FEED DEVICE – Single fuel tank

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT – 8.5 kg (18 lb 12 oz)

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Soviet military, Finnish use of captured weapons