The pioneer's different equipment
The Flammenwerfer 41 identifies this soldier as a specialist rather than an ordinary rifleman. He represents a German pioneer carrying equipment associated with attacks on defended positions, where an infantry advance could require more than rifles and grenades.
The tanks and hose make the burden unmistakable. This was a man-portable flame weapon, but portable did not mean unobtrusive or easy to carry. The model gives the specialist's task a physical shape, contrasting with the lighter silhouettes of the surrounding infantry and emphasizing the close range at which such equipment was used.
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