WWII M2 Flamethrower Crate

Flamethrowers in WWII were a technologically complex weapon to produce, ship, and refit on the battlefield. Each unit was shipped in a protective crate, along with other maintenence equipment and supplies to keep them operational. Often times, flamethrower operators like "Woody" Williams elected to exchange their expended tanks for an entirely new flamethrower unit in a supply dump, held in crates like this. With a very short firing time of about 7 seconds, crates quickly piled up on battlefields like Iwo Jima where flamethrowers found themselves in heavy usage. 

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