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M202 FLASH

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The M202 FLASH (FLame Assault SHoulder) is an America 66mm infantry multiple rocket launcher designed during the 1970s and adopted in 1978. Designed to replace obsolete and dangerous WW2-era infantry flamethrowers with a safer and longer-ranged delivery system for incendiary rounds, the weapon was built on research done with the experimental XM191 napalm launcher during the late 1960s. Rather than napalm, the M74 rockets used by the M202 use an M235 warhead with 1.34 pounds of thickened pyrophoric agent (TPA), which consists of triethylaluminum (TEA) thickened with polyisobutylene.

The suitcase-like weapon body is loaded with a large four-round clip inserted into the rear which holds four complete rockets and their fiberglass exhaust tubes; this clip can be slid into the body for easier carrying. The M202 features an integral folding reflex sight with range markings, and a folding pistol grip with a two-mode trigger that can fire either one rocket at a time (not technically semi-auto, since a different firing pin is used for each rocket) or all four at once. The handle on the front cover of the weapon can be used as a forgrip, while the rear cover is used as a shoulder rest.

In media it is normally shown firing ordinary explosive rockets, which is incorrect: while the M202 was designed to share a caliber with the M72 LAW to allow the possibility of firing HEAT rounds (and the XM191 could actually do this, with the round referred to as XM78), no HEAT clips were ever manufactured for the M202. A crowd control CS gas round, the XM96, was also trialled with the XM191, but never entered service.

The M202A1 is visually identical, with the only modification being internal alterations to the trigger group to prevent firing pin hangs. It is unclear what changes the most current version, the M202A2, incorporates.

The M202 FLASH rocket launcher can be seen in the following films, animes and video games used by the following actors:

M202 FLASH - 66mm

Specifications

(Late 1960s (XM191), 1978-Present (M202))

  • Type: Incendiary multiple rocket launcher
  • Caliber: 66mm
  • Weight: 11.5 lb (5.22 kg) empty, 26.6 lb (12.07 kg) loaded
  • Length: 27 in (686 mm) closed, 34.75 in (883 mm) extended
  • Capacity: 4 round clip
  • Fire Modes: Safe / single-shot / 4-shot

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Commando Arnold Schwarzenegger John Matrix 1985
Commando Rae Dawn Chong Cindy 1985
The Expendables 3 Soldier 2014

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Mad Bull 34 Chinese assassin 1990
Hellsing Luke Valentine 2001-2002
Rideback BMA Ridebacks 2009

Video Games

Title Note Release Date
Resident Evil 1996
Half-Life Modified version, on a tripod 1998
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis as "Rocket Launcher" 1999
The World Is Not Enough as the "AT-420 Sentinel", capable of full auto unguided or semi-auto laser-guided fire. 2000
007: Nightfire as the "AT-420 Sentinel" in the PC version of the game, capable of shooting unguided rockets or remote controlled with the help of a camera to help guidance 2002
Resident Evil (2002) as "Rocket Launcher" 2002
Far Cry Not a real M202 Flash, but an highly similar weapon. 2004
Söldner: Secret Wars 2004
Far Cry Instincts: Predator as "Rocket Launcher" 2006
Team Fortress 2 as "The Black Box", capable of healing +15 HP at expense of 1 less rocket (3 out of the usual 4) 2007
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker M202A1 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops as the "Grim Reaper" 2010
War Inc. Battlezone 2011

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