Flamethrower (Unit) (MnB2)

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**Flamethrower**

Starting equipment:
M2 Flamethrower
Flamer
Description:
Deadly at close range. Watch out for the running torches, they can set your people on fire.

A real threat to any enemy infantry and adjacent trees, the **Flamethrower** is a formidable close-range unit, quickly clearing a whole wave
 of enemies with a couple of jets of flame. Their downside is their fuel
tank's vulnerability to direct shots, their exposure to burning victims
and, excess enemy fire due to being generally positioned on the front
line.

When a target is within the flamethrower's short-range, he shoots a steady stream of fire that damages and has a chance of instantly killing an enemy by lighting him on fire.
 Units slowly killed by consecutive jets will often remain standing
still, but cannot be interacted with and will fade away eventually. It's
 worth noting that flamers will **not** directly harm friendly units.

They can be equipped with grenades to improve their killing radius, but are not effective against vehicles,
 or at long ranges. Since flamethrowers are more of an
offensive-oriented weapon, the practicality of using them in defense is
limited. An experienced flamer can fire at an enemy for longer, and can
also set multiple targets on fire. Rifle skill also affects flamers by
increasing the chance of them lighting enemy on fire.

## Real Life

First used in WWI, flamethrowers saw their first extensive action
during WWII. Almost every flamethrower unit consists of two parts, the
gun ,and the tanks. In the two (or three in some cases) tanks carried
like a backpack, one contains a propellant gas (usually nitrogen), and
the other (or other two) carries a flammable liquid (usually gasoline or
 petrol). The gas propels the liquid through a piece of flexible hosing
to the gun. The gun consists of a spring-loaded valve and a trigger.
Pressing the trigger opens the valve, and lets the liquid flow to the
igniter. The igniter could be as simple as an electric coil, or it could
 be a small pilot flame. Once the liquid reaches the igniter, it ignites
 (obviously) and is propelled out of the gun, to up to distances of 20
yards. Because the "flame" was really a liquid, it could be "bounced"
off of walls into unseen spaces, ideal for clearing bunkers.

Flamethrowers are seen as relics of war, considering that it's
extremely rare to find one, and hard if not impossible to find the exact
 ammunition for one. If you were to spot a flamethrower in today's
modern world, it surely would be a rare sight.

## Fun Facts

> *"Give a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day.*
> Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life."
>
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* A flamethrower's victims will run around the battlefield on

fire, having a good chance of catching other units on fire (enemy or
ally), which can result in the fire spreading like well, wildfire.

* Flamers are very dangerous in dense forests.
* Bunkers and Pillboxes

 cause victims to be burned more easily. A well-aimed flame can cause a
populated bunker to become the large-scale equivalent of a deep frying
pan.

* Flamethrowers in real life don't blow up when their tanks are shot.
* Flamethrowers are at the highest risk of having the fire spread to them because they must be at close range to set units on fire.