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  2. Fierce-fire Oil Cabinet - Wikipedia

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    On the right is the petrol flamethrower (lit. fierce fire oil-shooter, fang meng huo you). The tank is made of brass ( shou tong ), and supported on four legs. From its upper surface arise four (vertical) tubes attached to a horizontal cylinder ( ju tong ) above; they are all connected with the tank.

  3. Gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese flamethrower, known as the Fierce-fire Oil Cabinet, was recorded to have been used in 976 AD when Song naval forces confronted the Southern Tang fleet on the Changjiang. Southern Tang forces attempted to use flamethrowers against the Song navy, but were accidentally consumed by their own fire when violent winds swept in their direction.

  4. Flamethrower - Wikipedia

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    The English word flamethrower is a loan-translation of the German word Flammenwerfer, since the modern flamethrower was invented in Germany. The first flamethrower, in the modern sense, is usually credited to Richard Fiedler. He submitted evaluation models of his Flammenwerfer to the German Army in 1901. The most significant model submitted was ...

  5. List of flamethrowers - Wikipedia

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    The M2 flamethrower (M2-2) was an American man portable backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II. It was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. M9 flamethrower: 1960 United States: The M9 flamethrower was an American man portable backpack flamethrower that was used in the Vietnam War. It was lighter and easier to pack than ...

  6. United States Naval Construction Battalion flame thrower tanks

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    Marines use a "Satan" to incinerate a Japanese pillbox on Saipan. The CB-H2 flamethrower seen here on Iwo Jima had a range of 150 yards [1] 117th CB logo [2] The Seabees' training model of a coaxial H1a-H5a flamethrower shown by Col Unmacht's staff to visitors would not see combat until Korea Night demonstration at Schofield Barracks 3 weeks prior to Iwo Jima.

  7. With Huy Fong’s iconic sriracha, a Vietnamese refugee ... - AOL

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    IRWINDALE, CA. - AUGUST 22, 2014: CEO David Tran, left, has his picture taken with Maggie Guzman, right, as 300 sriracha fans tour Huy Fong Foods in Irwindale on August 22, 2014.

  8. Suspect arrested with ‘flamethrower’ near LA Fire is an ...

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    Sierra-Leyva was arrested in Woodland Hills near the Kenneth Fire on Thursday.The homeless man tackled and zip-tied by onlookers who say he was trying to start fires with a blowtorch...

  9. Early thermal weapons - Wikipedia

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    The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. Early thermal weapons, which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories, were employed in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approximately the 8th century BC until the mid-16th century AD).