Red Comrade Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 I never seen a flamethrower close, only in the low-detailed games Can anybody show me a quality photo of it? ------------------ -------- Sorry for BAD eNGliSh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Gustav Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 This is Steve, one of the guys who made Combat Mission, doing a little research. And the flamethrower itself You can find these on the Resources page of www.battlefront.com. Some movies too. "We learned a whole lot about flamethrowers during the last day of the shoot. First, we got a brief lecture on its history and safety record. There have been only a handful of accidents in the last 50 years or so, yet thousands of these units have been in service. A pretty good record from the sounds of it. After we got the rundown on the safety procedures, it is no wonder accidents are rarer than rare. The mechanism itself is really simple and safely constructed. Each time the unit is to goes into use it is tested before hand. If a test fails, the unit is reworked right then and there or it doesn't get used. After so many times fired stuff like gaskets and other parts are replaced as a matter of course, needed or not. The two examples at the shoot were both US Army models; one from WWII and the other from the 1960s. They differ from each other to some degree, but basically are the same device in principle. The later model is made of lighter and stronger materials for example. There are different fuel mixtures that can be used too. We saw diesel fuel and napalm fired at night, but only used diesel during the day. Using a flamethrower is very interesting. First of all there is this odd feeling of carrying a bunch of highly flammable liquids on your back <g> When shooting the first thing you notice is NOT the heat, but the recoil. The thing really kicks! Next thing you sense is the smell of burning diesel fuel. That is an aquired taste for sure! Oh, and THEN you feel the heat!! It is sudden and oh so strong. All the hair on your arms and hands melt and you feel like you just got a bad sunburn. This after only 2 seconds of blast! You can't go for much longer than that as you feel like your skin is going to boil off and your clothes are going to burst into flame. In total the tanks can give you about 6 seconds of flame. That doesn't sound like a lot? Trust us, it is *more* than enough to do whatever job is asked of it." ------------------ The Last Defense- Mods, scenarios, and more! Well my skiff's a twenty dollar boat, And I hope to God she stays afloat. But if somehow my skiff goes down, I'll freeze to death before I drown. And pray my body will be found, Alaska salmon fishing, boys, Alaska salmon fishing. [This message has been edited by 109 Gustav (edited 04-04-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comrade Posted April 4, 2001 Author Share Posted April 4, 2001 I has already seen them, and i has download an all flme-videos a year ago... I mean i never seen a backpack. (streem=jet, right?) And on the night video 2 guys with flamethrowers (Probably Steve with a pyroman) shooting in the air, and 1st flamethrower had a thick and close distance streem, and 2nd FT had a thin and long distanse streem... As they have changed a streem type? ------------------ -------- Sorry for BAD eNGliSh [This message has been edited by Red Comrade (edited 04-04-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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