The M202 FLASH ("Flame Assault Shoulder") [3] is an American rocket launcher manufactured by Northrop Corporation, designed to replace the World War II –vintage flamethrowers (such as the M1 and the M2) that remained the military's standard incendiary devices well into the 1980s.

Aug 11, 2022 · The M202 FLASH was developed to replace the backpack-mounted flamethrowers used during the Second World War. Here's why it saw little use.

May 23, 2022 · The M202 FLASH, of "Commando" fame, was a four-barreled rocket launcher with incendiary rounds that provided an alternative to the flamethrower.

Dec 17, 2022 · Developed and manufactured by Northrop Corporation in the 70s, the M202 FLASH (“FLame Assault SHoulder”) is a lightweight, individual rocket launcher designed to …

Feb 22, 2017 · Introduced in the late-1970s, the M202 FLASH ("FLame Assault SHoulder Weapon") is a shoulder-fired, multi-shot rocket launcher intended for incendiary projectiles - essentially a "rocket launcher flamethrower".

Aug 15, 2004 · The M202A1 multishot rocket launcher (Flash) is a lightweight, reusable, four-tube rocket launcher. It is half as heavy as the M9A1-7 and M2A1-7 portable flamethrowers, has five times the range against point targets, and requires less servicing and maintenance.

Jul 7, 2011 · The M202 and M202A1 launchers are lightweight, shoulder-fired, semi-automatic weapons that launch 66mm rocket clip ammunition. Each launcher has 4 fiberglass launch tubes into which a rocket...

The M202 FLASH is a four-tube Thermobaric rocket launcher, essentially throwing napalm at the enemy. It is filled with four 66mm incendiary rockets, the same caliber as the anti-tank M72 LAW. The M202 FLASH is perhaps most famous as the rocket launcher used by Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, John Matrix, in the 1985 action movie Commando. In ...

User manual for the M202 FLASH 66mm Flamethrower/Rocket Launcher. Though officially removed from service in the early 1990's, the FLASH remains in storage, mostly in National Guard armories, and has seen limited service in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Jan 9, 2023 · The M202 FLASH is a quad-barrel rocket launcher that fires a warhead full of thickened pyrophoric agents. It’s a rocket-propelled flamethrower, to put it simply. This four-barrel weapon weighs 26.6 pounds when loaded and has an effective range of 820 yards on an area target and 219 yards on a point target.