How to deal with flamethrower attack
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josiepegg
It is recommended here that no harm will come to troops if they keep their heads low down in the trench when being attacked by a flamethrower. Apparently the liquid fire rises 6 or 8 yards from the nozzle and it has a range of about 20 yards. Must have been a terrifying experience
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Seems from 2 these articles - they were certainly terrifying.
German aircraft-mounted flamethrower
This is from part of an article: “The Germans deployed an aircraft-mounted flamethrower in combat. It was all bad, but the worst came when the German airplanes flew low and sprayed the wounded with liquid fire. There is no way of putting out that liquid flame, and no one can help you, because the fire spreads so quickly”
Link http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35993
Also article: Modern flamethrowers were first used during the trench warfare conditions of World War I and their use greatly increased in World War II. They can be vehicle mounted, as on a tank, or man-portable.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamethrower
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