Re: Flame Warfare

[<Deckerdo@aol.com>]

Hi All:

Just a couple of minor forgettable notes about the use of flame during the 
later stages of the conflict. As a footslogger with the 3rd Inf. Div in the 
spring of 1953, I packed a flame thrower ["flame frame"] out to our assigned 
OP [Dick] on a number of occasions. Had a five minute orientation on how to 
use it, but I'm happy to say that I missed the opportunity to qualify on that 
particular weapon.

According to my platoon leader, a defensive line of containers of (napalm?), 
placed at likely avenues of approach around OP Dick, could be ignited from 
the CP bunker. I think the fuel in use was napalm. Anyone remember such a 
thing?

The OP defenses also included a series of microphones positioned at 
considerable distances outside the perimeter to provide early warning of 
sneakies. Such arrangements suggest the degree to which things had become 
static by this time.

Gil