The first attempt at mounting a flamethrower in a German tank was not the result of an engineering design process but rather occurred as a field expedient, when German troops involved in the Spanish Civil War mounted small back-pack flamethrowers on their PzKpfw Is. The German authorities took up this idea and from early 1939 began to design a flamethrowing tank based on the Panzer II. This was the first in a long line of German tanks to be equipped with flamethrowers. During World War II versions of the Panzer III, Sturmgeschütz and half-track were all given flamethrowers. This book examines their development, weapons and operational use, often using original German combat reports.
| Published | Sep 11 1995 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781855325470 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 37 b/w; 12 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | New Vanguard |
| Short code | NVG 15 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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