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NAME – ROKS-3 Flamethrower

NAME (NATIVE) – Rantsevyy Ognemet KS-3 [Backpack Flamethrower by Klyuev and Sergeev 3]

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USSR

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1942

LENGTH (GUN) – 49 cm (19.3 in)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 14.1 kg (31 lb 2 oz)

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

WEIGHT (GUN GROUP) – 4 kg (8 lb 13 oz)

TYPE OF IGNITION – Electrically-fired pyrotechnic cartridges (3) at muzzle

CONTINUOUS DURATION OF FIRE – 6 to 8 seconds

PROPELLANT – Nitrogen

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

FUEL – 50% Gasoline, 50% Used Motor Oil

FUEL CAPACITY – 10.7 l (2.83 US gallons)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 25 m (27 yards)

MAXIMUM RANGE – 36.5 to 45.7m 40 to 50 yards)

FEED DEVICE – Single fuel tank

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT – 9.1 kg (20 lb 1 oz)

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Soviet military, some Finnish and German use of captured weapons