Concrete jungle=perfect environment for a flamethrower. Its the perfect weapon for clearing buildings of hostilesRednog said:
Is a flamethrower a practical weapon these days?
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True...Slycne said:
But what about the psycological effect? If your in a battle would'nt a Flammer Solider be more of a target because the other side would think he could do the most damage to there side? So every enemy would gun for him first is they had the chance. So in that theory I thought the Flamethrower would be useless because you need to be in range to use it and you might be a walking target if spoted (seting aside the possiblity of a premature explosion by gun fire).
Oh there is no denying that soldiers who used flamethrowers were often targeted by snipers or were killed when the option was to take them captive. The Russians went so far as to try to disguise them as a normal rifle and rucksack.Fox KITSUNE said:
I was simply addressing the myth that shooting a flamethrower would result in an explosion.
The flamethrower is great when the enemy strategy depends on being in a certain place and the person using it can get close to that place with relatively little risk. Newer weapons used for the same thing have fewer such drawbacks.
In real life it won't be really practical...
however, i remember that in the game "aliens vs predator 2 " (quite an old one) , the flamethrower was one of the best weapons against aliens, in multi-and singleplayer modes. You just alert some aliens, start running backwards and burn them all to death. In mp you couldn't see jack if you got flamed.
So, in some places, it is very useful.
I wonder if in the new AVP game will there be a flamethrower...?
however, i remember that in the game "aliens vs predator 2 " (quite an old one) , the flamethrower was one of the best weapons against aliens, in multi-and singleplayer modes. You just alert some aliens, start running backwards and burn them all to death. In mp you couldn't see jack if you got flamed.
So, in some places, it is very useful.
I wonder if in the new AVP game will there be a flamethrower...?
Well when they invent a time machine, I'm going back to roman times with a flamethrower.
Let's see what the Caesars say to that!
..."Hail of arrows" - "Gah!"
Let's see what the Caesars say to that!
..."Hail of arrows" - "Gah!"
The UN has not banned flamethrowers. The UN does not ban weapons, as it does not have the power to overrule the laws of a sovereign nation. It is used as a forum to debate and enact international treaties. An arms-limitation treaty might be debated and signed at the UN, but the treaty still has to be ratified by each nation's government. Thus, the Ottawa Treaty restricting the use of landmines wasn't ratified by most of the permanent UN Security Council members and some other nations [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Ottawa_Treaty#Non-signatory_states]--basically the nations that actually produce and use landmines in the first place, so the treaty's fairly useless.
Flamethrowers are not banned under any international treaty [http://slate.msn.com/id/2057933]. The U.S. military, and presumably most other militaries, unilaterally decided to stop using them. Partly because of the bad PR they generate, but I suspect they're just impractical. Incendiary grenades are much better--you can throw (or launch) them farther, you can throw them into caves or buildings without having to enter yourself (both of these mean you stay far away from the flames), and you're not wearing a big gas-bomb on your back.
Flamethrowers are not banned under any international treaty [http://slate.msn.com/id/2057933]. The U.S. military, and presumably most other militaries, unilaterally decided to stop using them. Partly because of the bad PR they generate, but I suspect they're just impractical. Incendiary grenades are much better--you can throw (or launch) them farther, you can throw them into caves or buildings without having to enter yourself (both of these mean you stay far away from the flames), and you're not wearing a big gas-bomb on your back.
Here are a few reasons I can see for using flamethrowers.
1. Clear out enemies in a forest/jungle environment.
2. Trench Warfare.
3. Psychological effect "Holy shit that guy is a fucking dragon he just lit my entire unit ablaze."
Here is why we don't use them.
1. Take out the first two reasons and it's almost useless.
2. They've been known to explode.
3. Backdraft.
4. Fire is a slow, extreamly painful way to kill someone not to mention it's a little psychotic.
1. Clear out enemies in a forest/jungle environment.
2. Trench Warfare.
3. Psychological effect "Holy shit that guy is a fucking dragon he just lit my entire unit ablaze."
Here is why we don't use them.
1. Take out the first two reasons and it's almost useless.
2. They've been known to explode.
3. Backdraft.
4. Fire is a slow, extreamly painful way to kill someone not to mention it's a little psychotic.