M67 Flame Thrower Tank

Flame Thrower Tank M67
Flame Thrower Tank M67
	US Marine Corps M67 in action near Da Nang during Vietnam War.
Type	Medium flame tank
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1955–1974
Used by	United States
Wars	Vietnam War
Production history
Designer	Chemical Corps
No. built	109
Specifications
Mass	48 metric tons
Length	22 ft 7 in (6.871) ; 26 ft 6 in (8.138 m) (with gun forward)
Width	11 ft 11 in (3.632 m)
Height	10 ft 1 in (3.089 m)
Crew	3
Armor	178 mm maximum
Main; armament	M7-6 tank flamethrower
Secondary; armament	1 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 MG ; 1 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 MG
Engine	Continental AV-1790-5B V12, air-cooled carburetor petrol engine; 810 hp (604 kW)
Transmission	General Motors CD-850, 2 ranges forward, 1 reverse
Suspension	Torsion bar suspension
Ground clearance	420
Fuel capacity	757 litres (M67) ; 1268 litres (M67A) ; 1457 litres (M67A2)
Operational; range	115 km (71,5 miles)
Maximum speed	48 km/h (30 mph)

Flame Thrower Tank M67 (also known as M67 "Zippo",^[1] nicknamed after a popular brand of cigarette lighter) is a postwar medium flame tank that was designed in the United States. It was designed in the years 1952–1954 on the M48 tank chassis, at the initiative of the US Marine Corps. During the production, which lasted from 1955 to (according to various sources) 1956 or 1959, 109 M67 tanks were produced for the Marine Corps and US Army.

Bibliography

Hunnicutt., R. P. (1984). Patton: A History of American Medium Tank Volume I. (1st ed.). Novato, CA: Presidio Press. ISBN 0-89141-230-1.

References

^ Ringquist, John (Summer 2008). "U.S. Army Flamethrower Vehicles" (PDF). Army Chemical Review. Summer 2008: 35–37. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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[1] Ringquist, John (Summer 2008). "U.S. Army Flamethrower Vehicles" (PDF). Army Chemical Review. Summer 2008: 35–37. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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