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| | Chapter 15: The Flame Thrower in the Pacific: Marianas to Okinawa |
 | | Although the portable flame thrower gradually proved to be an effective weapon against the Japanese, one of its inherent disadvantages, the vulnerability of the operator, suggested the portable's installation in an armored vehicle. |
 | | The truth was that the two types of flame throwers supplemented one another; the mechanized afforded greater protection to the operator and delivered larger amounts of flame for longer distances, while the portable, capable of quicker and more flexible employment, attacked targets inaccessible to the tank-mounted type. |
 | | Flame thrower operator casualties were light, malfunctions rare, and assault teams successful in the large majority of their missions. |
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