Heavy infantry fire [TP] TPO-50 (& # 1058; & # 1055; & # 1054; -50) was designed to destroy the enemy's hiding places, its lightly armored and automotive technology and also to destroy manpower of the enemy, to start fire deposits.
It was constructed in the USSR at the end of the Second World War.
In the armament of flamethrowing units MS. Army was introduced in 1957. It replaced the hitherto used flamethrowers and heavy flamethrowers FOG-2, Soviet design.
Main technical data:
The construction of the firecracker consists of a carriage - a two-wheeled trolley (possibly exchanged for a chassis with skis), on which there are 3 fuel tanks, each with a capacity of 21 l. The carriage is adjustable in the vertical direction. The fireworks can work in two ways: by sweeping from all three tanks or even from a single tank. He took over some construction elements from the ROKS-3 fireworks.
Combustible content in tanks: 3 x 21 l
Working pressure: 5.9 MPa
El. initiator: 6 V
Objective: 2 - 50 & # 186;
Range: 140 - 180 m
Preparation for the fight: 8 - 10 minutes.
Dimensions in mm:
Weight: 173 kg/130 kg without combustibles
Crew: 2 men
Sources:
Bílek, Jiří, a. I.: [I] Czechoslovak People's Army in the coalition ties of the Warsaw Pact. MoD CR 2008
Ťažký ohňomet používaný v čs. armáde od konca 50. rokov.
URL : https://www.valka.cz/Tezky-pechotni-plamenomet-TPO-50-t87832#325930
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