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Marienwagen


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Hi All,


I'm looking for info (drawings, photographs - with the modeler in mind for a scratch in 1/72 scale) about large flamethrowers (Allied and German) used in WW1.


I've some infos about the British "Livens Large Gallery" flamethrower in an old (1996) magazine about military history, but I don't know if scale drawings are known to exist ?


I've read that the Livens flamethrower was installed in a trench before action, but I was unable to find a photograph of this particular device in situation.


Did the Germans had a similar large flamethrower device ?


Thanks for the info !


 


 


 


 



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Bodlosh


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I don't really know if this could help... but there is a lot about flamethrowers at this forum
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=99547&

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More info here:
http://www.lostgeneration1418.com/forums/index.php?s=4735118aafd5cbe1ffd0561e6aea4da9&showtopic=277

-- Edited by Bodlosh at 18:01, 2006-11-25

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Centurion


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I have the enclosed which is allegedly a British heavy flamethrower in operation. I have no other ifo on the photo. Its possible it could be a Livens flame thrower.


BTW the Livens devices shown in some of the links in earlier posting are Gas projectors and not flamethrowers



-- Edited by Centurion at 22:54, 2006-11-25

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Tankcommander


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Hello,

Anyone has seen this , found it here: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/5849

DJ

somme-flame-thrower-1024x326.jpg



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Albert


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I don't have this book (I'm planning to buy it in the near future), but looks like it is very good: http://www.schifferbooks.com/newschiffer/book_template.php?isbn=9780764335266

http://www.amazon.com/Flamethrower-Troops-World-War-Central/dp/076433526X



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James H


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Tankcommander's photo is of the Livens Large Gallery flamethrower, which was the subject of a documentary on Channel 4 TV last year: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7697251/Secret-terror-weapon-of-the-Somme-battle-discovered.html

Clips of the doco have, unfortunately, been removed from Youtube for copyright reasons. Interesting that Marienwagen should have an article on it from 1996.



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