| M132 armored flamethrower | |
|---|---|
 Ex-US Army M132 armored flamethrower on display at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. | |
| Type | Armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1964–1978 |
| Used by | United States |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1962 |
| Manufacturer | FMC Corp |
| Produced | 1964 |
| No. built | ~350 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 23,330 lbs (10,580 kg) |
| Length | 4.863 metres (15 ft 11.5 in) |
| Width | 2.686 metres (8 ft 9.7 in) |
| Height | 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armor | aluminum 12–38 millimetres (0.47–1.50 in) |
Main armament | M10-8 flame gun |
Secondary armament | coaxial 7.62 mm caliber M73 machine gun |
| Engine | Chrysler 75M; 8 cylinder, 4 cycle, vee gasoline 215 hp (160 kW) at 4,000 rpm |
| Power/weight | 22.36 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Allison TX-200-2A |
| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels |
| Fuel capacity | 80 gallons (300 litres) |
Operational range | 480 km (300 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming |
The M132 armored flamethrower (nicknamed "Zippo")[1] was a United States built flamethrower armed variant of the M113 and M113A1 armored personnel carriers developed in the early 1960s. Approximately 350 were accepted into service.
- ^ http://www.wood.army.mil/chmdsd/images/pdfs/Summer%2008/Ringquist-3.pdf Archived 2018-04-04 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Army Flamethrower Vehicles (Part Three of a Three-Part Series). By Captain John Ringquist. Summer 2008. Army Chemical Review. pages 35-37