Image: Swedish volunteers with ROKS-2 flamethrower (36446136521)

Description: Swedish volunteers in the Finish Amry using a ROKS-2 flamethrower in action in the woods near the village of Niinisalo, during Continuation War, on July 1, 1942. The ROKS-2 was a Soviet flamethrower, designed not to draw attention so the fuel and gas tanks were concealed under a sheet-metal outer casting that resembled knapsack; the flame projector was designed to resemble a standard Mosin–Nagant rifle. The purpose of this was to prevent the operator from being specifically targeted by the enemy. The Finnish designation for captured ROKS-2 units was liekinheitin M/41-r. Captured Soviet flamethrowers saw some use by Finnish forces during the Continuation War. They were operated by two-man teams of combat engineers. They were well regarded by the Finns, although flamethrowers of all kinds saw little use by Finnish forces. 01/07/1942

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