The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
KARAWOP, NEW GUINEA. 1945-07-18. SERGEANT L.T. LEES, LAND HEADQUARTERS FLAME WARFARE TRAINING UNIT, CHARGING THE PRESSURE TANK OF A FLAMETHROWER DURING A COURSE ON THE WEAPON HELD AT 2/6 CAVALRY (COMMANDO) REGIMENT. THE AIR PRESSURE TANK IS FILLED TO 2,000 LBS PER SQUARE INCH. THE LARGE CYLINDER IN THE FOREGROUND HAS A CAPACITY OF 220 CUBIC FEET AND THE SMALL CYLINDER 100 CUBIC FEET. FROM THESE CYLINDERS THE FLAMETHROWER CAN BE REFILLED SEVERAL TIMES.
AN ARC MESH CRATE ABOARD LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 743 DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF STORES HANDLING BY 2 BEACH GROUP, 1 COMBINED OPERATIONS SECTION. THE CRATE, WITH AN INTERNAL CAPACITY OF 12 CUBIC FEET,
The Type 93 flamethrower was one of the standard flamethrowers used by the Japanese army during the Second World War. It was introduced into military service in 1933 and was used by Japanese forces th
This is the medium version of the German 1917 model flamethrower. The oil tank is made from a heavy-gauge steel tube 330mm high with domed ends welded top and bottom, and painted black overall. Much o
An unidentified soldier hoses down the gas trial chamber to help control the temperature. The demountable gas trial chamber MKII has plywood cladding and is covered with scaffolding and a tarpaulin. T
The BREN gun is a gas operated, air cooled, select fire machine gun. It has a quick detachable barrel and fires from an open bolt. The gun is operated by a long stroke gas piston located below the bar
