Ronson flamethrower
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The Ronson system was a flamethrower developed in World War II and used by the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
The Ronson was developed by the British Petroleum Warfare Department in 1940.[1] Having insufficient range it was passed over but taken up by the Canadians for further work. From there it came to the attention of the US. The Ronson was developed in time sufficiently to be used for production of the Wasp flamethrower variant of the Universal Carrier.
The US used an M4 Sherman tank adapted with a Mark 1 flamethrower, this was a development of the Ronson by the US Navy.[2] These tanks were used in the Battle of Iwo Jima and during Operation Overlord.
The Mark I was also used on the LVT(4)
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References
- Bishop, Chris (2002). The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,500 Weapons Systems, Including Tanks, Small Arms, Warplanes, Artillery, Ships and Submarines. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58663-762-0.
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