| Title | Analysis of operational use of Churchill Crocodile flame throwers in NW Europe, June-October 1944 | ||
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| Description | Analysis of operational use of Churchill Crocodile flame throwers in NW Europe, June-October 1944 | ||
| Source | UK_National_Archive | Reference | SUPP 15/36 |
Section 1 FUEL AND GAS CONTINUED Page 7
| No | QUESTION | ANSWER |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | Is there any advantage in having - (a) A longer burning fuel? (b) A fiercer burning fuel? (c) A smokeless fuel? | No - Helpful, but not necessary. No - Helpful, but not necessary. Difficult to be definite. Smoke would come almost at once from anything flamed e.g. bushes, houses etc, even if smokeless fuel used. The smoke does occasionally blind the commander and gunner, but not for long. It can also protect them to some extent. On the whole would say not vitally important. |
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