San Juan Record | 1945-05-17 | Page 8 | Jellied Gas Makes Flame Throwers More Deadly

jellied gas makes flame throwers Th rowers more alore deadly the flame throwers th rowers used by american soldiers were recently made more deadly and safer to operate by the adoption of a jellied gasoline which is prepared on the battlefield by stirring a powder into ordinary motor fuel says colliers As this jelly produces a cohesive stream of fire instead of a billowing flame it not only sticks to and ignites anything that will burn but it can be shot through small openings such as the narrow slits of tanks and pillboxes pill boxes at a distance of 60 yards