Flamethrower (2024)

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Flamethrower? ›

A flamethrower is a ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire. First deployed by the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century AD, flamethrowers saw use in modern times during World War I, and more widely in World War II as a tactical weapon against fortifications.

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The flamethrower pioneers were successful in about 80% of their missions, turning the tide of battle and instilling fear into their enemies hearts. They were so effective that there is only 890 deaths reported compared to the millions that died around them.

Bullets can easily penetrate the flamethrower nozzle, without any serious damage. Bullets can easily penetrate penetrate the pressure tank, again, with no serious damage to the operator.

Not actually Truth in Television. While shooting or otherwise damaging the tank of a flamethrower will make it leak, the fuel won't ignite immediately (even a tracer bullet isn't guaranteed to do so, since there's no oxygen inside the tank) unless something else ignites it.

No federal laws exist regarding flamethrowers, as they are not defined as weapons under the National Firearms Act. The United States is a signatory of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, protocol III of which limits military use of flamethrowers; this does not extend to civilian use.

Legal to own

In the USA Flamethrowers are federally unregulated and not even considered a firearm (ironic) by the BATF. No need for any NFA tax stamps, weapons licensing or even an FFL dealer.

The flamethrower was as much a psychological weapon as it was a physical one. The fear of burning to death and watching others be consumed in flames was mentally scarring to soldiers.

The machine gun was one of the deadliest weapons of the Western Front, causing thousands of casualties. It was a relatively new weapon at the start of the war, but British and German forces soon realised its potential as a killing machine, especially when fired from a fixed defensive position.

Despite some assertions, flamethrowers are not generally banned. However the United Nations Protocol on Incendiary Weapons forbids the use of incendiary weapons (including flamethrowers) against civilians. It also forbids their use against forests unless they are used to conceal combatants or other military objectives.

What is the life expectancy of a flamethrower soldier? ›

The average life expectancy of a Marine with a flamethrower on any given battlefield is about five minutes, according to Medal of Honor recipient and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Herschel “Woody” Williams. Those tanks made tempting targets – and they weren't bulletproof. Woody Williams was one such flamethrower.

During WWI, interwar, and WWII (looking at you USSR, Japan, and late war Germany) a flamethrower could probably destroy a tank if there were holes due to bad weld quality, or some other weak spot.

The devastating effects of the liquid hellfire used between World War I and the Vietnam War ultimately resulted in flamethrowers being deemed inhumane. Though no international law explicitly bans flamethrowers, they were officially retired from the US military arsenal by the Department of Defense in 1978.

Flamethrowers are widely considered one of warfare's most controversial weapons and are capable of inflicting gruesome physical injuries and intense psychological trauma.

The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 (nicknamed "Lifebuoy" from the shape of its fuel tank), also known as the "Ack Pack", was a British design of backpack flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War.

A flamethrower is equipped with a backfire lock, but the fuel containers themselves can be prone to bullets or shrapnel. If hit by a tracer round or by hot shrapnel, it may tear the container open and ignite the fuel.

Yes, but under most circ*mstances it wouldn't do it quickly enough to turn the battle in your favor. With sustained flames, you'd probably be able to heat the tank and its interior to the point where the fuel would catch fire, the engine would overheat, the ammo would cook off, and the crew would be incapacitated.

The flamethrowers – a kind of BB-gun-meets-blowtorch – were priced at $500 (£350) plus taxes and shipping (fire extinguisher now included) and are apparently set to start shipping in spring.

Flamethrowers are classified as incendiary weapons and are therefore regulated by Protocol III of the Geneva Convention, which prohibits the use of any weapon designed to set fire to civilian targets.

Fire Blast has more power, even when accuracy is factored in. Flamethrower is more reliable and has more PP. It depends on whether it's a sweeper or a bulk.