ROKS flamethrowers

ROKS-2 flamethrower
ROKS-2 flamethrower
Type	Flamethrower
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1935-1945
Used by	USSR
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Manufacturer	Different manufacturers
Produced	1935-1941
Specifications
Weight	50.0 lb (22.7 kg)
Crew	1
Effective firing range	25 m
Maximum firing range	30 m
Feed system	9 litre fuel tank 1 nitrogen tank (propellant)
Sights	None

The ROKS-2 and ROKS-3 were man-portable flamethrowers used by the USSR in the Second World War. The ROKS-2 was designed not to draw attention so the fuel tank was designed to be easy to conceal within a knapsack, and the fuel pipe designed to resemble a rifle. ROKS-3 was a simplified design and had a regular cylindrical fuel tank. The Finnish designation for captured ROKS-2 units was liekinheitin M/41-r.

Roks-2 were used, amongst other engagements, during the close-range fighting during the first days of the battle of Kursk in 1943.

See also

• List of flamethrowers
• List of Russian weaponry

External links

• Information on the ROKS flamethrowers
• Pictures of a ROKS-3