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Post by tmayer on Jul 24, 2014 12:50:31 GMT 8
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Post by okla on Jul 24, 2014 23:11:47 GMT 8
Hey tmayer......I, certainly, am no authority on the subject, but I am not aware of the Japanese ever, actually, utilizing flame throwers, in their taking of Corregidor. I do know that the Commander(s) were fearful of flame throwers being employed in Malinta if the defenders resisted to the point that they were driven to the shelter of the Tunnels. I am sure that one of our resident authorities on the Forum can clear this little matter up post haste. I can't help but think that the Japanese producers of this documentary photo/film got a bit carried away in telling the story of the taking of the "Rock" by the Emperor's warriors. What is this practice called? Historical license?
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Post by batteryboy on Aug 15, 2014 6:51:22 GMT 8
That photo of the "use" of flamethrowers by the Japanese on the Rock but it was a propaganda shot. It was also taken from the documentary reel. It also includes the alleged invasion of James and Cheney Ravines and seeing Japanese running with ladders "assaulting" the defenders.
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Post by batteryboy on Aug 15, 2014 6:54:01 GMT 8
On a trivial note: The development of the igniter in the US flame thrower owed its design improvements from a captured Japanese flamethrower that was captured in Bataan. It was sent out via submarine before the capitulation.
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Post by The Phantom on Aug 22, 2014 7:22:22 GMT 8
Is the flamethrower shot taken near the lighthouse on top of topside? Are the flames coming out of the still exiting gaping hole in the old Spanish Cistern---to the north of the lighthouse. The structure and area just looks familiar.
Nice photos.
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Post by chadhill on Aug 23, 2014 5:00:19 GMT 8
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