Portable Flame Thrower M2-2

by United States. War Department

PART ONE
INTRODUCTION
		Paragraph	Page
SECTION I.	GENERAL
	Scope	[1]	[1]
	Records	[2]	[1]
SECTION II.	DESCRIPTION AND DATA
	Uses of flame throwers	[3]	[1]
	Characteristics and employment	[4]	[4]
	Description and functioning	[5]	[6]
	Identification information	[6]	[9]
	Differences in models	[7]	[9]
	Interchanging parts with M1 or M1A1 flame thrower	[8]	9
	Data	[9]	[9]
SECTION III.	TOOLS, PARTS, AND ACCESSORIES
	Items with each flame thrower	[10]	[11]
PART TWO
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION IV.	GENERAL
	Scope	[11]	[14]
SECTION V.	SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF EQUIPMENT
	New equipment	[12]	[14]
	Used equipment	[13]	[15]
SECTION VI.	CONTROLS
	Controls	[14]	[15]
SECTION VII.	OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS
	Training	[15]	[16]
	Charging, filling, and servicing	[16]	[16]
	Connecting tank group and gun group	[17]	[16]
	Loading with ignition cylinder	[18]	[17]
	Carrying the tank group	[19]	[21]
	Carrying the gun	[20]	[21]
	Opening pressure-tank valve	[21]	[22]
	Ranges	[22]	[22]
	Wind deflection	[23]	[22]
	Firing positions	[24]	[23]
	Aiming	[25]	[23]
	Firing	[26]	[23]
	Ceasing or interrupting fire	[27]	[26]
	Additional bursts	[28]	[26]
	Soaking the target	[29]	[26]
	After firing	[30]	[26]
SECTION VIII.	AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
	Ignition cylinder	[31]	[27]
	Charging pressure tank	[32]	[28]
	Precautions when pressure-charging	[33]	[32]
	Characteristics of fuels	[34]	[33]
	Preparation of thickened fuels	[35]	[34]
	Preparation of liquid fuels	[36]	[38]
	Filling by pouring	[37]	[39]
	Filling by force pump	[38]	[40]
	Filling by blowing	[39]	[40]
	Precautions with fuels	[40]	[43]
SECTION IX.	OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
	Wet conditions	[41]	[44]
	Dust and mud	[42]	[44]
	Heat	[43]	[44]
	Cold	[44]	[45]
	Wind	[45]	[45]
SECTION X.	DEMOLITION TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
	Destruction procedure	[46]	[45]
PART THREE
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION XI.	GENERAL
	Scope	[47]	[46]
SECTION XII.	SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
	Service kit	[48]	[46]
SECTION XIII.	LUBRICATION
	Lubrication	[49]	[49]
SECTION XIV.	PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
	General	[50]	[49]
	Before-operation service of tank group	[51]	[50]
	Before-operation service of gun group	[52]	[50]
	Service when filling and charging	[53]	[52]
	Service when firing	[54]	[53]
	Service after firing	[55]	[53]
	Service after six firing missions	[56]	[54]
SECTION XV.	TROUBLE SHOOTING
	Precautions	[57]	[55]
	Fuel leaks	[58]	[55]
	Safety head “blows” (breaks)	[59]	[56]
	Carrier uncomfortable	[60]	[56]
	Short range	[61]	[56]
	Fuel-valve failure	[62]	[57]
	Failure of ignition cylinder to ignite	[63]	[57]
	Failure of fuel to ignite	[64]	[58]
SECTION XVI.	TANK GROUP
	General	[65]	[58]
	Pressure tank and valve assembly	[66]	[59]
	Pressure regulator	[67]	[63]
	Fuel-tank assembly	[68]	[65]
	Filling and safety-head plug assemblies	[69]	[67]
	Tank coupling	[70]	[69]
	Carrier	[71]	[71]
SECTION XVII.	GUN GROUP
	General	[72]	[74]
	Fuel-hose assembly	[73]	[74]
	Valve grip	[74]	[75]
	Barrel and valve-body assembly	[75]	[77]
	Ignition head	[76]	[82]
APPENDIX
SECTION XVIII.	SHIPMENT AND STORAGE
	Shipment and storage	[77]	[86]
SECTION XIX.	LIST OF REFERENCES
	References	[78]	[87]
[INDEX]

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Fig 1. Portable flame thrower M2-2.

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PART ONE
INTRODUCTION

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Section I GENERAL

1. SCOPE.