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Flame thrower patents

They were last used by the USA in the Vietnam War. When they needed to be fixed or replaced they were destroyed one by one and erased from the military NSN until there were no more. We still used the old reliable Napalm Rockets and bombs (guided with fins on the tail or no fins and just landed where ever to spread its gel and to this http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/flame/M202.html. I think "Jolly Green" has an old rocket from one? Sorry if I am wrong there Jolly.

Back to your question. I have a Book in my library entitled "Flame on". A sort of History and development of the flame thrower starting with WWI. I can find no reference to your Patent flame thrower in any way (did not look on the internet however). Just a question now, please do not bite my head off, but did you use "Google" at all?

One last item. Yes they would be of some use in the caves and some positions in Afghanistan. However, who would be willing to lug one around in addition to his gear. Risk his life for the one bullet that would possibly set the whole thing up with that person who had carried it.
 
Dragontooth,

The first patent you listed was an adopted item. I didn't know it was an Aerojet project but the "U" shaped, one-shot throwaway flame thrower was adopted as the M8. A manual was printed but I don't know if they were ever fielded. The only surviving example I know of is in the Chemical Warfare Museum at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO.

The other patent is unknown to me and I don't think this one got beyond the experimental phase.

Yeah, the last gasp of the flame thrower in U.S. service was the M202A1 4-barrel flame rocket launcher. I'm afraid the backpack flame thrower is too barbaric for modern warfare. I think if you fry the enemy today, you will get fried in the international press.

Rick
 
ordnance said:
Dragontooth,

The first patent you listed was an adopted item. I didn't know it was an Aerojet project but the "U" shaped, one-shot throwaway flame thrower was adopted as the M8. A manual was printed but I don't know if they were ever fielded. The only surviving example I know of is in the Chemical Warfare Museum at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO.

The other patent is unknown to me and I don't think this one got beyond the experimental phase.

Yeah, the last gasp of the flame thrower in U.S. service was the M202A1 4-barrel flame rocket launcher. I'm afraid the backpack flame thrower is too barbaric for modern warfare. I think if you fry the enemy today, you will get fried in the international press.

Rick
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nice play on words, Rick! :-D
 
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