A US Marine uses a flamethrower against a Japanese pillbox, being covered by two riflemen, Iwo Jima, Feb-1945.
A US WWII flamethrower, holed by a bullet. A common myth is that if a bullet hits the tank of a flamethrower, the tank explodes into flame. Perhaps - if it is an incendiary bullet. As this relic shows, the tanks can take a hit from a normal round without causing incineration. operator.
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Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 04-15-2017 at 03:22 PM.
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Those holes look manufactured, like a deactivation. If one bullet went through them both there would be one in, one out, then another pair the same... Now, I can't say what would actually happen to one of those if it were shot, I just don't think those look like bullet holes...?
Yes, I understand the picture says what it says...I've seen enough things holed by bullets though. Those don't look like bullet holes. That's how they dewat them too, holes punched in them with a pickaxe tip... That picture was uploaded by some guy...according to the description(Owner: guest)...
pillbox, being covered by two riflemen, Iwo Jima, Feb-1945.
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