![M4A3R3 'Ronson' USMC tank firing its POA-CWS H1 flamethrower during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945. [1600x904] : r/TankPorn M4A3R3 'Ronson' USMC tank firing its POA-CWS H1 flamethrower during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945. [1600x904] : r/TankPorn](https://external-preview.redd.it/WGQeiGmCCM0EPTUYOWDH5VVaPfczyLW9yG8QBY1yL0Q.jpg?auto=webp&s=3c5e24d18fee65777e8e18672b8b8e0a25a7fef5)
M4A3R3 'Ronson' USMC tank firing its POA-CWS H1 flamethrower during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945. [1600x904] : r/TankPorn
Why were M4 Sherman tanks nicknamed 'Ronsons'? The famed 'lights up every time' slogan wasn't adopted until after the war. - Quora
![History Hit Warfare on X: "The M4 Sherman's main problem was that it had a propensity to catch fire easily when hit. This earned it the nickname ' Ronson' among British troops because History Hit Warfare on X: "The M4 Sherman's main problem was that it had a propensity to catch fire easily when hit. This earned it the nickname ' Ronson' among British troops because](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EN0-1iZXsAEIj2d.jpg)
History Hit Warfare on X: "The M4 Sherman's main problem was that it had a propensity to catch fire easily when hit. This earned it the nickname ' Ronson' among British troops because
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![Story Eighteen: PA Daniels Sherman Tanks nicknamed Ronson Lighters | Oshawa Remembers: Tribute to Canadian Veterans Story Eighteen: PA Daniels Sherman Tanks nicknamed Ronson Lighters | Oshawa Remembers: Tribute to Canadian Veterans](https://oshawaremembers.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/img_1052.jpg)