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Germany Flame Thrower Tanks

Flammpanzer VI Tiger Ver I

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Three of these vehicles were used in combat by a W-SS unit from Dec.1944 to January/February 1945 in the northern parts of the Eastern front, in the area of Graudenz/Schneidemühl, Poland. The conversion was not done by the field repair units and based on the Tiger I vehicle. 

-guns shortened, just a dummy. 

-the oil pipe with ignition was placed on the mantlet (in the right MG opening). 

-200 liter oil drums were placed on the rearmost ventilation grills (left and right) and hold with metalbands by bolts. 

-no trays to collect spilled oil 

-oil hoses simply connected to the oil drums and laying lose on the engine deck. 

-oil hoses directed to holes left and right underneath the turret container,. 

-the turret can only turn between 10.00 to 14.00 o´clock, otherwise the oil hoses will brake. 

-oildrums are secured in a simple manner with bolts in the metalbandholders (the oil drums are loaded from a truck and rolled into the holders).

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