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Description: | This shows a discharge from a trench. First used by British at Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. Range 40 - 50 yards. Therefore only used where opposing trenches were close. Oil was forced through pipes under pressure and ignited at a jet. They were installed in the front line, or in constructed saps. Used preparatory to an attack to cause confusion and affect morale of enemy. Portable Flame Projectors were also used and carried by Special Personnel in the actual attack. Used more by Germans than by British. First German use, 29 July 1915.
British Flame Projector. This shows a discharge from a trench. First used by British at Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916. Range 40 to 50 yards. Therefore only used where opposing trenches were close. Oil was forced through pipes under pressure, and ignited at a jet. They were installed in the front line, or in constructed saps. Used preparatory to an attack to cause confusion and affect morale of enemy. Portable Flame Projectors were also used and carried by Special Personnel in the actual attack. Used more by Germans than by British. First German use, 29th July 1915
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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