ROKS flamethrowers
The ROKS-2 and ROKS-3 were man-portable flamethrowers used by the USSR in the Second [World War].
The ROKS-2 was designed not to draw attention, so the fuel and gas tanks were concealed under a sheet-metal outer casting resembling a knapsack; the flame projector was designed to resemble a standard Mosin–Nagant rifle. The purpose of this was to prevent the operator from being specifically targeted by the enemy. The flame shots were ignited by firing specially modified 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridges.
The ROKS-2 was used, amongst other engagements, during the close-range fighting during the first days of the Battle of Kursk in 1943.
The ROKS-3 was a simplified model designed to be easier to manufacture. It did away with the disguise for the backpack, though it retained the flame projector designed to resemble a rifle. Both models carried around of fuel. The fuel was propelled by nitrogen gas pressurized at and, under ideal circumstances, had a maximum range of around.
file:Finnish soldier with a ROKS-3 [flamethrower SA-kuva 131383.jpg|thumb|A Finnish soldier with a captured ROKS-3 flamethrower, June 1943]
The Finnish designation for captured ROKS-2 units was liekinheitin M/41-r. Captured Soviet flamethrowers saw some use by Finnish forces during the Continuation War. They were operated by two-man teams of combat engineers. They were well regarded by the Finns, although flamethrowers of all kinds saw little use by Finnish forces.
Some ROKS-3 units were supplied to North Korea, Czechoslovakia, Kingdom of Yemen, and North Vietnam.