Einstossflammenwerfer 46 [SEP] service entry
Einstossflammenwerfer 46
The "Einstossflammenwerfer" 46 was a hand held single shot flamethrower designed in Germany during the second half of World War II and introduced in 1944; it was engineered to be both cheap and easily mass-produced. The disposable weapon fired a half-second burst of flame of up to .
It was issued to the "Volkssturm" or the "Werwolf" movement, but also used by the "Fallschirmjäger" (German paratroopers).
See also.
- Flammenwerfer 35
- Flammenwerfer M.16
used as 3,7 cm PaK 157(d))
- wz.36 (Polish Bofors 37 mm used as 3,7 cm PaK 36(p))
- PTRS-41 (used as Panzerbüchse 784(r))
- Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle (used as Panzerbüchse 35(p))
- Solothurn S-18/100
- 13.9-mm Panzerabwehrbüchse 782(e) (Boys anti-tank rifle in German service)
- Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon (used in motorcycle sidecar and Armoured cars)
Flamethrowers
- Flammenwerfer 35
- Einstossflammenwerfer 46