Editing Flamethrower (section)

=== 1945–1980 ===

==== US military ====
[[File:US riverboat using napalm in Vietnam.jpg|thumb|A riverboat of the U.S. [[Brown-water navy|Brownwater Navy]] shooting ignited [[napalm]] from its mounted flamethrower during the Vietnam war]]
[[File:Marineflametank1968.jpg|thumb|An [[M67 flame thrower tank|M67 "Zippo"]] tank of the USMC during the Vietnam War]]

The [[United States Marines]] used flamethrowers in the [[Korean War|Korean]] and [[Vietnam War]]s. The [[M132 armored flamethrower]], an [[M113 armored personnel carrier]] with a mounted flamethrower, was successfully used in the conflict.<ref>Renquist, Capt. John (Summer 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019041624/http://www.wood.army.mil/chmdsd/pdfs/Summer%2008/Ringquist-3.pdf "U.S Army Flamethrower Vehicles (Part Three of a Three-Part Series)"] (). ''CML Army Chemical Review''. Wood.army.mil.</ref>

Flamethrowers have not been in the U.S. arsenal since 1978, when the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] unilaterally stopped using them ⁠— ⁠the last American infantry flamethrower was the Vietnam-era M9-7. They have been deemed of questionable effectiveness in modern combat, though some have made the case for their tactical employment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=Jared |date=2018-01-26 |title=A Vietnam War veteran explains the tactical case for the flamethrower |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/flamethrower-tactical-case-vietnam-war-veteran-2018-1 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

U.S. army flamethrowers developed up to the [[M2 flamethrower|M9]] model. In the M9 the propellant tank is a sphere below the left fuel tank and does not project backwards.

==== Israel ====
Crude homemade flamethrowers were built by Irgun in the late 1940s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McNab |first1=Chris |title=The Flamethrower |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2015 |isbn=978-1472809049 |location=London |pages=68}}</ref>

==== China ====
The PLA adopted the Type 74 flamethrower, a copy of the Soviet [[LPO-50]]. It was later used in the [[Sino-Vietnamese War]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-02 |title=Type 74 Flamethrower still in Active Use, Chinese PLA Police Scorch some O2 - |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/02/type-74-flamethrower-still-in-active-use-chinese-pla-police-scorch-some-o2/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=The Firearm Blog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

==== Vietnam ====
LPO-50<ref>{{cite book |last1=McNab |first1=Chris |title=The Flamethrower |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2015 |isbn=978-1472809049 |location=London |pages=70}}</ref> and Type 74 flamethrowers were used by NVA forces during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-26 |title=North Vietnam's Type 74 Flamethrower |url=https://www.historynet.com/north-vietnams-flame-thrower/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=HistoryNet |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Iraq ====
The Iraqi army used LPO-50 flamethrowers during the [[Iran–Iraq War|Iran-Iraq War]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olofsson |first=Magnus |date=2020-05-16 |title=Iran-Irakkriget i bilder |url=https://militarhistoria.se/1900-tal/iran-irakkriget-fastnade-i-skyttegravarna |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Militarhistoria.se |language=sv}}</ref>