Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the incendiary & napalm bombs category.
01 / Overview
M2 flamethrower
Category
Country
Production
1943–1978
Quantity
25,000
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS · WORLD WAR II
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the incendiary & napalm bombs category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Munition Typeflamethrower fuel (napalm/gasoline mixture)
- Service Entry Year1944
- Total Weight31 kg
- Length0.65 m
- Diameter150 mm
◈Warhead & Effect1MOD.1
- Filler Typenapalm/gasoline mixture
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1943Production started
- 1978Production ended
83
years in service
35
years in production
25,000
units produced
10
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
M2 FLAMETHROWER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN33% win
Total Conflicts
3
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries11country
06 / MASS Score
INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS RANKING Incendiary & Napalm Bombs · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
23INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS5WORLD WAR II · INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS740UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theIncendiary & Napalm Bombscategory.
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