Flamethrowers are underapprociated.

[Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer]

Great single-man heavy weapon of mass destruction that effective in situation where other things can't be used. IRL they even were one time a "number one target to take down" considering what a big threat they were for the enemies, some armies even tried to distiguish them as mere cheap rifles to confuse enemy and pretend to be insignificant soldier target to shoot at.

There needs to be a FPS multiplayer PVP video games that have the flamethrowers with intent to murder the enemy opponents and have enough power to do so, regardless of the weaponry that the enemy may have; rather than having the flamethrowers that only capable of merely slightly harming the enemy, or light them up, or being a mere situational support tool only that is barely useful.

[Danksama]

Flamethrower operators typically got executed on the spot if captured due to the barbarity of the weapon

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

They’re in Hatred and Saints Row. You use a flamethrower at a political rally and in SR after killing Brutes that carry them.

[Canny McTin-Face]

Pyro Team Fortress 2

[John Doe]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Xautos:

i suppose wondering into an insane lunatics weed growing operation with a flamethrower and listening to some reggae/dubstep music is the most appropriate moment. xD

Something like that was the intro of one of the Lethal Weapon movies I think. There was a guy with a flamethrower burning cars and stuff in the streets of NY, while wearing a full body armor. They shot his tank and blew him up.

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

That was in Project X too

[Flavor]

Irl flamethrowers are just really impractical for the most part though

[dum monke]

Weren't they kinda banned in war because it wasnt nice to use them on people as they died from being cooked which kinda hurts a lot.

[Flavor]

Oprindeligt skrevet af GoodGuyJake:

Weren't they kinda banned in war because it wasnt nice to use them on people as they died from being cooked which kinda hurts a lot.

War crime is a synonym of bonus points

[ryanrob105]

I've read that flamethrower operators during WW1/2 were priority targets and were often executed instead of being taken prisoner.

[Vince ✟]

They are always great for effects, but rarely do the damage I desire from it. watch them in real combat action pre-geneva and compare.

[mytton]

Shoot the fuel tank thingie = dead
Long range = dead
The only real use of it is to burn down weed farm

[Γαῖα]

If realism of weapons were used,many a weapon wouldnt be used as it would either hardly hit a target or end up getting you killed because of proximity.

Mind you maybe it wouldnt be a bad idea as it would certainly set the cat among the pigeons having to deal with keeping your weapon clean, not water or sand/dirt logged, gun jam, bullet breach, barrel heat,etc. Having to go into battle with only the ammo you or your squad can carry, not being able to just pick it up like you do in games like its going out of fashion would make online multiplay very interesting but we know that wont happen as it would kill the whole shooter market.

[dum monke]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Flavor Tøwn:

Oprindeligt skrevet af GoodGuyJake:

Weren't they kinda banned in war because it wasnt nice to use them on people as they died from being cooked which kinda hurts a lot.

War crime is a synonym of bonus points

LOL

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Γαῖα:

If realism of weapons were used,many a weapon wouldnt be used as it would either hardly hit a target or end up getting you killed because of proximity.

Mind you maybe it wouldnt be a bad idea as it would certainly set the cat among the pigeons having to deal with keeping your weapon clean, not water or sand/dirt logged, gun jam, bullet breach, barrel heat,etc. Having to go into battle with only the ammo you or your squad can carry, not being able to just pick it up like you do in games like its going out of fashion would make online multiplay very interesting but we know that wont happen as it would kill the whole shooter market.

I would like to see people realize you actually have to aim a shotgun. Suppressors don’t actually silence weapons unless you’re running subsonic loads and open the gas tube all the way.

[highfivingbears]

Range doesn't matter nearly as much in the situation flamethrowers are supposed to be in: urban combat and dense vegetation areas like jungles, or other close combat situations like bunker clearing or trenchfighting.

Flamethrowers were used to great effect in the Vietnam War by the Americans, who would use them to not only clear large areas of vegetation, but also burn any Viet Cong hiding in that area. Other popular weapons for that era and place included: napalm strikes to clear even larger areas and kill even more Viet Cong, shotguns, and the good old M16.

Any weapon is useless unless you use it in the environment and situation it was intended for. You wouldn't use a pistol to snipe, so why would you use a flamethrower in a long-range, non vegetated or heavily urbanized area?

In video games, many of them have flamethrowers as killstreaks or powerful weapons. In most Call of Duty and Modern Warfare games, the flamethrower is a near instant kill, and if it doesn't, you'll be seriously, seriously hurt.

In many games, the flamethrower is a decisive weapon within 30-45 feet in most cases. However, pretty much none of them actually represent what a flamethrower is in real life. Then again, real life isn't that fun, huh?