Fougasse*
*
Fougasse was typically a mixture of gasoline and*
oil with an explosive igniter. In Britain during WWII *
fougasse was usually a 40-gallon drum dug into *
the roadside and camouflaged at a location such *
as a corner where vehicles would need to slow down. *
*
Weapons of this type were widely used in the *
Korean and Vietnam wars as well as other conflicts *
and are well known to combat engineers*
*
The Russians first used 'Fougasse flame throwers' *
in the defences around Moscow in 1941 and in the *
defence at Stalingrad. They were remote-controlled *
cans with nozzles designed to be embedded in the *
ground and set off from a distance and they were *
the basis for a German copy that showed up in Italy.* 
Those weapons were buried with a fixed direction *
discharge tube and integrated with conventional *
landmines and barbed wire in defence works. *
*
