Flamethrower

Bao's Flamethrower

### Experience Value

Bao: 13, 17 (Veteran), 23 (Elite), 30 (Heroic)Leang: 14, 18 (Veteran), 24 (Elite), 32 (Heroic)

### Experience Required

Bao: 39 (Veteran), 51 (Elite), 68 (Heroic)Leang: 41 (Veteran), 55 (Elite), 73 (Heroic)

### Ground Attack

Bao: 30, 68 (with Thermobaric Mixture upgrade), 6 (splash damage)Leang: 5, 6.25 (with Black Napalm upgrade)

### Damage Radius

Bao: 6, 15 (with Thermobaric Mixture upgrade), 10 (splash damage)Leang: 5

### Range

Bao: 115 (minimum 15), (minimum 20 with Thermobaric Mixture upgrade)Leang: 75

### Upgrades

Black NapalmCapture Building

Nationalism

Thermobaric Mixture (Bao)

## Introduction

The **Flamethrower** is General Huang Lin Bao's basic infantry unit, replacing the Red Guard.

## Overview

Despite what their name suggests, Flamethrowers are armed with incendiary rocket launchers similar to the Russian RPO-A Shmel rocket launcher (which is also classified as a "flamethrower"). These incendiary rockets are highly effective against enemy infantry, capable of not only roasting blobs of foot soldiers, but also clearing garrisons with relative ease, as well as severely damaging buildings over time unlike other generals' basic infantry. Their protective suits also grants them resistance (not immunity) to fire weapons,

Like most other Chinese combatant infantries, the Flamethrower gains horde bonus when grouped in numbers 5 and greater, increasing their rate of fire by 25%.

However, these rockets do not fare as well against enemy armor, these are targets best left to Tank Hunters and ECM Troopers.

## Variants

General Leang can train her own version of the flamethrower infantry. It uses a conventional flamethrower instead of a rocket launcher, and therefore lacks the Thermobaric Mixture upgrade. It deals continuous damage much like a Dragon Tank and is slightly more armored than Bao's Flamethrower.

## Upgrades

**Black Napalm**:

* Increases the damage output of flame weapons by 25%. (Available by default for General Bao)

**Capture Building**:

* Allows the Flamethrower to capture enemy and neutral structures. Can be researched at the Barracks at Rank 1.

**Nationalism**:

* Increases the effect of horde bonus by 25%. Can be researched at the Propaganda Center at Rank 3.

**Thermobaric Mixture**:

* Increases the damage output of all thermobaric weapons. Can be researched at the Scientific Laboratory at Rank 5.

## Assessment

Pros:

* Very effective against infantries.
* Gains horde bonus when in groups of five or more.
* Can clear enemy garrisons.
* Deals splash damage.
* Is decent against structures.

Cons:

* Short firing range.
* Ineffective against tanks.
* Helpless against aircraft.
* Very easy to kill with anti-infantry weapons, even when in large numbers.
* Expensive for basic infantry ($350).

## Quotes (in native Chinese language)

All variants of the Flamethrower share the same quotes.

### When Selected

* 有什么需要烧的？
* 有什么命令？
* 我们可以行动了！
* 我们可以提高温度！

### When ordered to move

* 我们带了火种了！
* 我们走了！
* 马上执行！
* 正在前进当中！

### When ordered to attack

* 杀呀！
* 向他们喷火！
* 烧死他们！

## Trivia

* Despite being a Chinese infantry, the camouflage pattern of the Flamethrorwer's suit resembles those seen on Ukrainian uniforms.
* General Bao's Flamethrower suit color is determined by the player's color. Leang's Flamethrowers reflect their color on their armor platings.
* General Leang's flamethrower has an audio glitch, where upon being tasked to capture a building, it will use the Ranger's voice line instead. This is eventually patched on Contra Final 009's 2nd patch.
* The cameo of General Leang's Flamethrower depicts a German soldier wielding a Flammenwerfer 35.