Fig. 2From: Beyond the burn: Studies on the physiological effects of flamethrowers during World War IIThe M2–2 man-portable flamethrower utilized by the U.S. military in the Pacific theater during the last 2 years of WWII. The example is working unit from the author’s personal collection. The original hex shaped gas caps, rupture disks and vent tube have been replaced with the more reliable and safe vented fuel caps developed in 1953Back to article page