LPO-50
| Lyogkiy Pyekhotnyy Ognyemyot 50 | |
|---|---|
On display at the Technical Museum of Vadim Zadorozhny, Moscow | |
| Type | Flamethrower |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See § Users |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1953 |
| Produced | 1955 − c. 1975 |
| Variants | See § Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 23 kg (51 lb) |
| Length | 85 cm (33 in) |
| Action | 3× primer cartridges plus electric ignition |
| Effective firing range | 50–70 m (55–77 yd) |
| Feed system | 3× 3.5 L (0.77 imp gal; 0.92 US gal) fuel tanks |
| References | |
The LPO-50 (Russian: Легкий Пехотный Огнемет, romanized: Legkiy Pyekhotnyy Ognemet, lit. 'Light Infantry Flamethrower') is a Soviet flamethrower developed during the 1950s to replace the aging ROKS flamethrowers, it saw limited service during the Vietnam War before it was replaced by the RPO "Rys" and RPO-A Shmel incendiary rocket launchers, though a modernized version known as the Type 74 remains in service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army.