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Russia’s 21st Century Flamethrower Could Destroy U.S. Tanks

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Unlike its predecessors, which were mounted on a tank chassis, the TOS-2 is mounted on the wheeled chassis of the Ural truck with the increased carrying and ...
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Here Come China’s Flamethrower Troops! (Or Not)

In mid-August 2013, the People’s Daily, an organ for the Central Committee of the People’s Republic of China published a photoset of army exercises in Lanzhou. The exercise included some of China’s ...
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6 Designs, 1 Failure: Why Germany’s Flamethrower Tanks Never Worked

From Panzer I conversions to Panzer III Flammpanzers and even late-war Tiger flame tank projects, Germany built six types of armored flamethrowers. They terrified enemies at close range but were short ...