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forces with considerable psychological effect. However, its ignition system based on a heated electrical wire had reliability issues under cold weather conditions which led to a redesign designated the Type 100 flamethrower in 1940. Both types remained in service during World War II. Production of
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Both the Type 93 and Type 100 consisted of a fuel unit, fuel hose, and flame gun. A modification in the design of the flame gun is the only difference between the two types. The fuel unit consisted of three 38 cm (15 in) long, 15 cm (5.9 in) diameter cylinders: two outer fuel
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in 1942. There was little need for flamethrowers later in the war since Japan was on the defensive and had few opportunities to attack enemy fortifications. In later stages of the war, the
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mechanism in the flame gun, which held ten rounds. The fuel ejection handle fired a cartridge when it opened the fuel ejection valve. When the handle was returned to its closed position parallel to the tube, the flow of fuel stopped, and the
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Japanese flamethrowers peaked in 1940 due to the likelihood of assaulting Soviet fortifications, but waned afterwards as China and the central
Pacific largely lacked substantial fortifications.
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Ness, Leland. Rikugun: Volume 2 - Weapons of the
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Japanese Army in World War II:Conquest of the
Pacific 1941-1942
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Handbook on
Japanese Military Forces, TM-E 30-480 (1945)
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327:26 kg (57 lb) (approx)
394:Flamethrowers were assigned to
577:Japanese Infantryman 1937-1945
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670:Japanese infantry weapons of
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418:. Type 100-equipped Japanese
303:22–27 m (24–30 yd)
630:US Technical Manual E 30-480
564:. Barnes & Nobel. 1998.
371:12.3 mm (0.48 in)
594:Rottman, Gordon L. (2005).
575:Rottman, Gordon L. (2005).
524:Imperial Japanese Army page
368:11.1 mm (0.44 in)
335:1,200 mm (47 in))
225:National Revolutionary Army
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338:900 mm (35 in)
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51:Place of origin
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825:Type 97 automatic cannon
625:U.S. Intelligence Report
512:U.S. Intelligence Report
500:U.S. Intelligence Report
349:4 kg (8.8 lb)
245:cylinders and a central
186:Second Sino-Japanese War
92:Second Sino-Japanese War
308:Maximum discharge time
192:History and development
1237:Flamethrowers of Japan
840:Type 4 automatic rifle
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178:Imperial Japanese Navy
174:Imperial Japanese Army
149:Type 100 flamethrowers
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82:Imperial Japanese Navy
78:Imperial Japanese Army
598:. Osprey Publishing.
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441:List of flamethrowers
398:within each Japanese
396:engineering regiments
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365:Diameter of cartridge
139:Type 100 flamethrower
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23:Type 93 flamethrower
876:Experimental Model 2
871:Experimental Model 1
800:Type 99 sniper rifle
791:Type 97 sniper rifle
560:Bishop, Chris (eds)
422:participated in the
210:Siege of Port Arthur
35:Type 93 flamethrower
1098:Experimental Type 5
1093:Experimental Type 4
723:North China Type 19
424:Battle of Palembang
188:and World War II.
1189:Handgun cartridges
1165:7.7×58mmSR Type 92
1160:7.7×58mmSR Type 89
965:Heavy machine guns
912:Light machine guns
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231:and against local
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102:Production history
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74:Used by
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16:Flamethrower
416:Philippines
404:Pacific War
212:during the
184:during the
126: built
1226:Categories
1147:cartridges
447:References
360:Removable
429:anti-tank
295:Type 100
221:Manchukuo
196:Japanese
118:1935-1945
69:1933–1945
1136:Type 100
1121:Number 2
1116:Number 1
1070:Type 100
881:Type 100
705:Handguns
689:Bayonets
683:Swords:
477:Bishop.
435:See also
414:and the
282:magazine
277:revolver
254:gasoline
247:nitrogen
115:Produced
107:Designed
1131:Type 95
1126:Type 93
1065:Type 89
1060:Type 10
1031:Type 99
1026:Type 98
1021:Type 97
1016:Type 91
1011:Type 10
988:Type 97
983:Type 93
978:Type 92
950:Type 99
945:Type 98
940:Type 97
935:Type 96
930:Type 92
925:Type 89
920:Type 11
818:(other)
796:Type 99
776:Type 38
771:Type 35
761:Type 30
752:Arisaka
693:Type 30
390:, 1942.
324:Weight
292:Type 93
233:warlord
227:of the
206:bunkers
145:Type 93
1145:Rifle
1075:Type 2
1041:Type 4
1036:Type 3
993:Type 1
973:Type 3
955:Type 1
816:Rifles
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697:Type 2
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240:Design
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886:Type
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685:Guntō
481:pg.99
412:Burma
357:Fixed
168:were
129:5,920
806:TERA
600:ISBN
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256:and
182:SNLF
176:and
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110:1932
88:Wars
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