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A '''Flamethrower''' is a device which projects a jet of fire. While the Flamethrowers have other applications the most well known is as a weapon. Flamethrowers can be very destructive against wooden structures and flood rooms with a leathal inferno. Even so, one of the biggest factors about flamethrowers is psychological. People have a well established aversion to being consumed by fire, both by instinct and because being burned to death is a horrible way to go. | A '''Flamethrower''' is a device which projects a jet of fire. While the Flamethrowers have other applications such as defoliation the most well known is as a weapon. Flamethrowers can be very destructive against wooden structures and flood rooms with a leathal inferno. Even so, one of the biggest factors about flamethrowers is psychological. People have a well established aversion to being consumed by fire, both by instinct and because being burned to death is a horrible way to go. | ||
==Historic Use== | ==Historic Use== | ||
The basic mechanisms of a Flamethrower are pretty simple. All you need is a cistern for fuel, a pump, a nozzle and a pilot light. | The basic mechanisms of a Flamethrower are pretty simple. All you need is a cistern for fuel, a pump, a nozzle and a pilot light. Most famously the Byzantines used simple Flamethrowers as naval weapons. The forces of the Song Dynasty also built flamethrowers. | ||
==Flamethrowers in Fantasy== | ==Flamethrowers in Fantasy== | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 7 January 2023
A Flamethrower is a device which projects a jet of fire. While the Flamethrowers have other applications such as defoliation the most well known is as a weapon. Flamethrowers can be very destructive against wooden structures and flood rooms with a leathal inferno. Even so, one of the biggest factors about flamethrowers is psychological. People have a well established aversion to being consumed by fire, both by instinct and because being burned to death is a horrible way to go.
Historic Use
The basic mechanisms of a Flamethrower are pretty simple. All you need is a cistern for fuel, a pump, a nozzle and a pilot light. Most famously the Byzantines used simple Flamethrowers as naval weapons. The forces of the Song Dynasty also built flamethrowers.
Flamethrowers in Fantasy
See Also
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| Medieval Weaponry | |
|---|---|
| Melee Weapons: |
Battleaxe - Dagger - Lance - Mace - Club Pole-arm - Spear - Sword - Warhammer |
| Ranged Weapons: |
Blowgun - Bows and Arrows - Cannon Crossbow - Firearm - Rocket - Shuriken - Sling - Incendiary Weapons - Artillery |
| Armor: | Armor - Fantasy Armor - Helmet - Pauldron - Shield |