M132 Armored Flamethrower

M132 Armored Flamethrower
an M132 in the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
General properties
crew	2 (driver, operator of the flamethrower)
length	4.86 m
width	2.68 m
height	2.43 m
Dimensions	10.84 tons (combat weight)
Armor and armament
Armor	38 mm frontal armor
Main armament	1 × M10-8 flamethrower
Secondary armament	1 × 7.62mm M73 machine gun
agility
drive	General Motors 6V53, 6-cylinder, two-stroke diesel engine 212 HP (158 kW)
suspension	Torsion bar
Top speed	64 km / h
Power / weight
Range	approx. 480 km (road)

The M132 Armored Flamethrower ( nickname Zippo ) is an armored flamethrower vehicle developed in the United States in the 1960s based on a modified M113 chassis.

Technology and armament

The M132, introduced in March 1963, of which a total of 201 vehicles were manufactured, was based on an M113A1 that was converted into a mobile flame thrower . The dome was replaced by a flamethrower mount. The interior was occupied by the M10 fuel and pressure unit. The four spherical tanks for the flame material each held 190 liters. Thus, a maximum of 760 liters of the combustible substance could be carried, which enabled the M132 to fire a maximum of 32 seconds at targets within a range of up to 200 m. The elevation range of the thrower ranged from + 55 ° to −15 ° and the lateral range was 360 °. The crew consisted of two people. A 7.62 mm M73 machine gun mounted coaxially with the flame weapon was available as secondary armament .

Web links

• GlobalSecurity.org - M132 Flamethrower (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US Army Flamethrower Vehicles (third part). By Captain John Ringquist. Summer 2008. Army Chemical Review. Pages 35-37 (PDF file, English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Self-propelled Flame Thrower Carrier M132A1 (English)