The vital role of flamethrower tanks in the 1945 battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa ensured that they would be an important element in the planned amphibious assaults against Japan later in 1945. Unmacht’s POA-CWS team was already working on enhanced designs. The next major flamethrower effort by Unmacht’s POACWS was an attempt to mount a high-volume, long-range flamethrower coaxially to the 75mm gun in the M4 medium tank so that the flame tank would have both weapons available. The flamethrower was mounted through the gunner’s telescope opening on the left side of the gun, limiting the gunner to the use of the auxiliary periscopic gun sight on the turret roof.
Production of the POA-CWS-H5 began in 1945 and the first examples were shipped to Okinawa. They did not arrive in time and were earmarked for the invasion of Japan.
The POA-CWS H5 coaxial flamethrower remained in Marine service after the war, and prior to the Korean War was standardized on the M4A3 (105mm) assault gun with the new HVSS suspension. It served in Korea with the “Flame Dragons”, the Flame Platoon, 1st Marine Tank Battalion.
The file contains the unit and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow helped with the animation files. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
Production of the POA-CWS-H5 began in 1945 and the first examples were shipped to Okinawa. They did not arrive in time and were earmarked for the invasion of Japan.
The POA-CWS H5 coaxial flamethrower remained in Marine service after the war, and prior to the Korean War was standardized on the M4A3 (105mm) assault gun with the new HVSS suspension. It served in Korea with the “Flame Dragons”, the Flame Platoon, 1st Marine Tank Battalion.
The file contains the unit and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow helped with the animation files. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
