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Flammenwerfer 41
The Flammenwerfer 41 (FmW 41) was designed to revise the technology of the Flammenwerfer 35 and make it easier to operate. As it was too heavy for infantry use at just under 36 kilograms, the weight was reduced at the expense of the capacity of the flame oil tank, which was reduced from 11.8 to 7.5 liters. The number of handles required to fire a burst of fire was also reduced, and ignition was via a small hydrogen torch which acted as a pilot light.
In the cold regions of the eastern front, however, the flame produced by this torch became so small it would routinely fail to ignite the fuel. Copying the Soviet method of using ignition blanks on their ROKS flamethrowers, the Germans produced the Flammenwerfer mit Strahlpatrone 41. This 18 kg version replaced the hydrogen pilot torch with a magazine with 10 ignition cartridges. Here too the flame oil reserve was 7 liters, the range was 30 m. It became the standard flamethrower of the Wehrmacht, but it was also exported or handed over to civilian departments such as police and fire brigade.
Specifications
(1941 - 1945)
- Weight: 22 kg
- Maximum range: 25-30m
- Feed system:
- 1 (7.5 liter) Gasoline tank (fuel)
- 1 (0.45 liter) Nitrogen tank (propellant)
The Flammenwerfer 41 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pianist | German soldiers | 2002 | ||
| A Woman in Berlin | Eugeni Sidikhin | Major Andrej Rybkin | 2008 | |
| A Soviet soldier | ||||
| Dnieper Line: Love and War | German soldiers | Mockup | 2009 | |
| Pillbox (Dot) | German soldiers | Mockup | 2009 | |
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | German soldiers | Mockup | 2010 | |
| Paradox Soldiers (My iz budushchego 2) | German soldier | 2010 | ||
| Stalingrad | German soldier | 2013 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdun: Descent into Hell | A German soldier | Standing in for Flammenwerfer M.16 | 2006 | |
| The Last Battle (Posledniy boy) | A German soldier | Replica | 2019 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 | |||
| Heroes & Generals | 2016 | |||
| Raid: World War II | 2017 | |||
| Day of Infamy | "Flammenwerfer 41" | 2017 | ||
| Enlisted | 2021 | |||
| Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront | 2021 |