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Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 | |
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Type | Flamethrower |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
Used by | British Army, Canadian Forces |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Produced | 1943–1944 |
No. built | 7,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 64 lb (29 kg) |
Action | cordite igniter |
Rate of fire | 10 igniters only |
Maximum firing range | 120 ft |
The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 (nicknamed Lifebuoy from the shape of its fuel tank), also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War.