Editing M2 flamethrower (section)

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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = M2 Flamethrower
| image              = USm2flamethrower.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = A soldier from the [[33rd Infantry Division (United States)|33rd Infantry Division]] uses an M2 flamethrower.<!-- {Original caption: S/Sgt Bill Seklscki fires a flame thrower at a Japanese position near Manacag, Luzon, P.I. 25 January 1945. Photo: National Archives. Webmaster note: 33rd did not land on Luzon until February 1945. Date of picture could be a mistake.} -->
| origin             = United States
| type               = [[Flamethrower]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 1944–1978
| wars               = [[World War II]]<br>[[Korean War]]<br>[[Vietnam War]]<br>[[Sino-Vietnamese War]]
<!-- Production history -->| designer           = United States Army Chemical Warfare Service
| design_date        = 1940–41
| manufacturer       = 
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = 
| number             = 14,000 (M1A1)
| variants           = M2A1-2, M2A1-7
<!-- General specifications -->| spec_label         = 
| weight             = {{convert|43|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} empty<br/>{{convert|68|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} filled
| length             = 
| part_length        = 
| width              = 
| height             = 
| diameter           = 
| crew               = 1
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| velocity           = 
| rate               = Around {{convert|0.5|gal|L|abbr=on}} a second
| range              = {{convert|65+1/2|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| max_range          = {{convert|132|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| feed               = Two, {{convert|2|gal|L|abbr=on}} Napalm/gasoline tanks (fuel)<br/>One Nitrogen tank (propellant)
| sights             = None
}}
[[File:Flame Thrower.webm|thumbnail| United States Marines demonstrate an M2  flamethrower (2012)]]
The M2 '''flamethrower''' was an American, man-portable, backpack [[flamethrower]] that was used in [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], and the [[Vietnam War]]. The M2 was the successor to the [[M1 flamethrower|M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers]]. Although its burn time was around 7 seconds long, and the flames were effective around 20–40 meters, it was still a useful weapon. With the arrival of [[flame tank|flamethrower tanks]], the need for flamethrower-carrying infantrymen to expose themselves to enemy fire had been greatly reduced.

Though some M2s were sold off, the majority were scrapped.