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The flamethrower was invented as a military weapon for the Chinese.
Testing continued and the M1 flamethrower was introduced into service in early 1942. This weapon was first used in combat by Marines of the 2nd Engineer Battalion on Guadalcanal in January 1943. The M1 used gasoline or a mixture of gasoline and diesel fuel and used hydrogen as its propellant.