The machine was built in 1941 in the field workshops of the German Afrikakorps. Instead of the right machine gun, the Tornister Flammenwerfer 40 infantry flamethrower was used with a magazine inside the fighting compartment allowing 8 one-second shots at a distance of about 25 m.
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Hi, let me add a little that PzKpf I ausf A was used in May 1941 during the siege of Tobruk. When using one 10-12 second "shot", the range of the flamethrower was said to be up to 50 meters. Source: TankPower vol.XI workbook226 published by Militaria
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Well, if a portable (tornister) was really used Flammenwerfer 40 klein, then the distance of 50m is greatly elevated, "range" of this weapon was 25 - 30m. Either another weapon was used or the "range" was smaller. in the German army there was also a flamethrower on a trailer (Flammenwerfer anhenger) which had a "range" of 40m, which would rather correspond to the distance. but what was used here is a question. Source: Small arms, artillery and special wepons of the Third Reich
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I see that you can't believe everything, even if it's published on paper. I searched a bit on the net and found the classic "R15" range is 25 meters otherwise the other info agrees. Source: www.geocities.com or Deutsche Flammpanzer
On this page I was quite surprised by some types in flamethrower design. For example Panzerkampfwagen B2 (f) (Flamm) or Flammpanzer 38 (t) Hetzer. Unfortunately, the site is in German, which I do not speak.
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