"Can Flamethrowers Still Be Used in War?" Topic
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Tango01  | 29 Jun 2019 10:21 p.m. PST |
"One of the most controversial military weapons ever invented is the flamethrower. However, fire on the battlefield goes back to the Greeks in the Peloponnesian Wars, when they would squirt flaming liquid at the enemy through giant bellows. And during the Medieval times, buckets of flame were catapulted into enemy forts and strongholds. Even during the Civil War, fire was used effectively as a method to burn entire cities and enemy forts, infrastructure, and equipment…."
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| CFeicht | 30 Jun 2019 4:01 a.m. PST |
We've moved on to thermobaric weapons. |
| Tango01 | 30 Jun 2019 2:57 p.m. PST |
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| taskforce58 | 30 Jun 2019 4:53 p.m. PST |
We've moved on to thermobaric weapons. Flamethrowers have a more personal touch though. |
| Rudysnelson | 30 Jun 2019 5:28 p.m. PST |
In the 1970-80s we trained to use them. Most were assigned to the Combat Engineers in my divisions. |
| typhoon2 | 01 Jul 2019 12:02 a.m. PST |
I believe the British Army retain a few flamethrowers for clearing brush while mine clearing. They're not intended and almost certainly won't be allowed for use as weapons. Pity since a warning burst of flame – as practised by Crocodiles and Wasps in WW2 – was a poweful incentive to surrender and thus saved a fair few lives on both sides. |
| Major Mike | 01 Jul 2019 8:46 a.m. PST |
In the 80's I remember seeing a couple at the Forward Support Battalion for 1st Brigade, 1st AD. |
| mckrok | 01 Jul 2019 2:17 p.m. PST |
Yes, the flamethrower is considered a legal weapon according to the laws of land warfare. pjm |
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