Flamethrower as AT

that would suck to get cought in an burning inferno

 

Someone mention the fuel for the flamehtrower to fal of the tank. This is unture according to several churchil tanks that were equiped with flamethrowers. They mentioned that it would stick to anything.


http://www.d-daytanks.org.uk/articles/beware.html




Notice the trailer on the ear of the churchil crocodile.

 

Well, I think that Flamethrower disables units (soliders) in tank.
If you manage to fire it trough small window (whole) or main opening on the tank you will sure disable crew in tank (burn their faces or make them panic).

I don't know about enigne, but I'm shure if you can raise temperature in engine you will disable it



(this is my first post so if you have anything to say, just.....say it )

 

Welcome to the forum, conquest.

Tanks don't have a whole lot of holes in them, for the simple reason that they're supposed to be impervious to at least small-arms fire. View slits were covered by armoured glass; hatches would be closed in combat, and pistol ports only openable from the inside. Besides, the problem of a flamethrower's limited range remains.

 

But still you can burn them through main opening (on top of the tank)
:angry: :angry: :angry:

 

If you can get on top of a tank with an open hatch you don't need a flamethrower, any grenade will work.

And if my memory serves me right an apple as well

FNG

 

if you are able to get that close!!!!!

 

Well, I'm not trying to spit on you, but I think this topic is about flamethrower, so in our case you would use flamethrower.

 

I mentioned the same thing in the first page of the thread, It would probably run down the tank but very slowly.

Apple?

 

Apple posts split off into 'More unorthodox AT weapons'

Back to flames!

 

flame throwers

Does anyone have photos or info on British Infantry Flame-throwers?
I have never seen any or heard of any until this thread.
My first RAC regiment was the '57th (Heavy) training Regt RAC, based at Waitwith Lines Catterick, we had various Churchills including Crocodiles.
The jet reached 140yds and procedure was first squirt not lit and second squirt burning to drop on first area.
The fluid did NOT run off its target, it was like a thick purple jelly which we later found was ideal in a mess-tin for lighting solid fuel stoves and DID stick to it's target.
Rumour had it that there were not many flame- thrower personel , enemy or crocodile taken prisoners alive.

 

I have no idea about British Infantry flame-throwers (never heard of any either), but the Germans and the Americans did have them - did the Americans use them in Europe?

 

They did use them in Europe to a limited extent, they were better suited to the war in the Pacific though.

 

hi crazy thumbs , an old tankist told me than a big fire on the motor air intakes would stall the tank ,not enough O2 ,and this could be a bitch ,I believe anybody close enough to fool with a flame thrower would seriously
panic the crew ,the choice beeing bailing out and roasting or killing a fly with a hammer ,a good bet is driving away fast for a short distance if you can ,or using going out by the bottom hatch and using whatever side arm you got .

jeaguer

 

The Polish underground had flamethrowers of their own, now lemmie try to find that picture.

Obviously it gives the credits in the pic.

 

Hi Gunter,

nice pics of the 'Wasp' flamethrower varient of the Bren gun carrier.

 

I found what I was looking for



SOURCE: http://www.ww2.pl

Edit- If anyone was interested where this picture was taken according to the website I got it from it was during the warsaw uprising.

 

I definitely have heard of tankers bailing after getting hit by a white phospuous round..

 

I just remembered that Wespe in German (like the SP) means Wasp. What a German SP, and a British (Polish in this case) flamethrower/troop carrier had the same name.