This Is A Flammenwerfer5/11/2021
The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.176 billion Flammenwerfen are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services.Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs.The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.
Average income is 87,430 schlubs, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. These were Panzer-Flamm-Kompanie 352 and Panzer-Flamm-Kompane 353. The next day, he was shown how many of these could be built on the existing chassis of tanks or tank destroyers in the following days. On the 3rd of December, it was reported that 35 such conversions could be produced. Ten of these would be Panzer IIIs that would be converted into the Flammpanzer III, also known as the Panzer III (fl) or (flamm). The 20 vehicles that were built were obtained directly from the factory on the 8th of December 1944. ![]() These consist of the simplistic Flammpanzer 38(t) and the rather more official Panzerflammwagen 38(t) mit Koebe-Gert One of the Flammpanzers captured by US forces. The running gear and engine was unchanged (aside from strengthened road-wheels), with the Jagdpanzers 15.75 tonne weight supported on four road wheels attached to a leaf-spring suspension. Propulsion was provided by a 158hp Praga 6-cylinder petrol engine. An armored casemate was added in place of the turret and main body of the tank. For a small vehicle, the armor and armament were very effective. Frontal armor consisted of a large plate which was 60mm (2.36in) thick and sloped at 60 degrees from the vertical, which, therefore, offered around 120 mm (4.72 in) of effective protection. This was also where the main armament, the potent 7.5cm PaK 39 L48 was mounted. The biggest modification came with the removal of the 7.5cm gun and accompanying cradle with traverse and elevation gears, as well as the 7.5cm ammunition storage racks. A common complaint from crews was that this sheath was far too fragile. The flamethrower was aimed by a periscope which was added directly above the flame gun, atop the bulbous armor of the mantlet. It was the same model as the one used on the Sd.Kfz.25116, a flamethrower version of the famous half-track. Like the other Flammpanzers, the nozzle of the flammenwerfer was protected by a false 120mm diameter false gun barrel. Firing unlit flame oil, a maximum range of 50 meters could be reached. When firing ignited oil, which was ignited by a blank cartridge (known as Zuendpatrone), the range increased to 60 meters. Unlit fuel was often projected to saturate a target area before it was ignited by a proceeding ignited burst. A 700-liter tank carried enough fuel for 60 to 70 one-second bursts of flame at a rate of 10 liters per-second Unlike most flamethrowing versions of existing gun tanks that usually drop the loader crew member, the 38(t) retained a 4-man crew. This consisted of the Flamethrower Operator, Radio Operator, Commander, and the Driver. The original plan for the vehicle, however, was for it to have a three-man crew, with the Commander also doubling as Radio operator. Earlier that December, Heeres Gruppe G had reported 2 Flamm-Panzer-Kompanien, each with 10 Flammpanzer 38(t)s ready for action.
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