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War Department Technical Manual TM 3-376A PORTABLE FLAME THROWER M2-2 War Department - 16 May 1944 Washington, D. C. TECHNICAL MANUAL PORTABLE FLAME THROWER M2-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE INTRODUCTION

Section I GENERAL

1. SCOPE. 2. RECORDS.

Section II DESCRIPTION AND DATA

3. USES OF FLAME THROWERS. 4. CHARACTERISTICS AND EMPLOYMENT. 5. DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONING. 6. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION. 7. DIFFERENCES IN MODELS. 8. INTERCHANGING PARTS WITH M1 OR M1A1 FLAME THROWER. 9. DATA.

Section III TOOLS, PARTS, AND ACCESSORIES

10. ITEMS WITH EACH FLAME THROWER.

PART TWO OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Section IV GENERAL

11. SCOPE.

Section V SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF EQUIPMENT

12. NEW EQUIPMENT. 13. USED EQUIPMENT.

Section VI CONTROLS

14. CONTROLS.

Section VII OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS

15. TRAINING. 16. CHARGING, FILLING, AND SERVICING. 17. CONNECTING TANK GROUP AND GUN GROUP. 18. LOADING WITH IGNITION CYLINDER. 19. CARRYING THE TANK GROUP. 20. CARRYING THE GUN. 21. OPENING PRESSURE-TANK VALVE. 22. RANGES. 23. WIND DEFLECTION. 24. FIRING POSITIONS. 25. AIMING. 26. FIRING. 27. CEASING OR INTERRUPTING FIRE. 28. ADDITIONAL BURSTS. 29. SOAKING THE TARGET. 30. AFTER FIRING.

Section VIII AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT

31. IGNITION CYLINDER. 32. CHARGING PRESSURE TANK. 33. PRECAUTIONS WHEN PRESSURE-CHARGING. 34. CHARACTERISTICS OF FUELS. 35. PREPARATION OF THICKENED FUELS. 36. PREPARATION OF LIQUID FUELS. 37. FILLING BY POURING. 38. FILLING BY FORCE PUMP. 39. FILLING BY BLOWING. 40. PRECAUTIONS WITH FUELS.

Section IX OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS

41. WET CONDITIONS. 42. DUST AND MUD. 43. HEAT. 44. COLD. 45. WIND.

Section X DEMOLITION TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

46. DESTRUCTION PROCEDURE.

PART THREE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

Section XI GENERAL

47. SCOPE.

Section XII SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

48. SERVICE KIT.

Section XIII LUBRICATION

49. LUBRICATION.

Section XIV PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES

50. GENERAL 51. BEFORE-OPERATION SERVICE OF TANK GROUP. 52. BEFORE-OPERATION SERVICE OF GUN GROUP. 53. SERVICE WHEN FILLING AND CHARGING. 54. SERVICE WHEN FIRING. 55. SERVICE AFTER FIRING. 56. SERVICE AFTER SIX FIRING MISSIONS.

Section XV TROUBLE SHOOTING

57. PRECAUTIONS. 58. FUEL LEAKS. 59. SAFETY HEAD “BLOWS” (BREAKS). 60. CARRIER UNCOMFORTABLE. 61. SHORT RANGE. 62. FUEL-VALVE FAILURE. 63. FAILURE OF IGNITION CYLINDER TO IGNITE. 64. FAILURE OF FUEL TO IGNITE.

Section XVI TANK GROUP

65. GENERAL. 66. PRESSURE TANK AND VALVE ASSEMBLY. 67. PRESSURE REGULATOR. 68. FUEL-TANK ASSEMBLY. 69. FILLING AND SAFETY-HEAD PLUG ASSEMBLIES. 70. TANK COUPLING. 71. CARRIER.

Section XVII GUN GROUP

72. GENERAL 73. FUEL-HOSE ASSEMBLY. 74. VALVE GRIP. 75. BARREL AND VALVE-BODY ASSEMBLY. 76. IGNITION HEAD.

APPENDIX

Section XVIII SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

77. SHIPMENT AND STORAGE.

Section XIX LIST OF REFERENCES

78. REFERENCES.

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