Portable Flame Thrower M2-2United States. War Department
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Portable Flame Thrower M2-2
United States. War Department
Flame throwers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; United States. Army -- Equipment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
SECTION VII. OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS
Training 15 16
Charging, filling, and servicing 16 16
Connecting tank group and gun group 17 16
Loading with ignition cylinder 18 17
Carrying the tank group 19 21
Carrying the gun 20 21
Opening pressure-tank valve 21 22
Ranges 22 22
Wind deflection 23 22
Firing positions 24 23
Aiming 25 23
Firing 26 23
Ceasing or interrupting fire 27 26
Additional bursts 28 26
Soaking the target 29 26
After firing 30 26
SECTION VIII. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
Ignition cylinder 31 27
Charging pressure tank 32 28
Precautions when pressure-charging 33 32
Characteristics of fuels 34 33
Preparation of thickened fuels 35 34
Preparation of liquid fuels 36 38
Filling by pouring 37 39
Filling by force pump 38 40
Filling by blowing 39 40
Precautions with fuels 40 43
SECTION IX. OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
Wet conditions 41 44
Dust and mud 42 44
Heat 43 44
Cold 44 45
Wind 45 45
SECTION X. DEMOLITION TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
Destruction procedure 46 45
PART THREE
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION XI. GENERAL
Scope 47 46
SECTION XII. SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT
Service kit 48 46
SECTION XIII. LUBRICATION
Lubrication 49 49
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