Peter Cairns Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 One of the effects I am keen to see is the flame thrower. In CMBO it was nice for it's time but a bit weak. Part of the problem was the abstracted scale where it appeared to have a range of 20ft instead of 20yards. I am hoping it wwill be a lot better in CMBN when we get it although, black smoke and dripping oil would be to much to ask for. Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Well you'll be disappointed as Steve has said over and over and over again that there will be no flame weapons in the first game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Bugger...... Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineCape Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I saw a flame and thrower recently in testing CMBN: the flames were on the Stummel and threw the occupants off in a hurry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 It seems U.S. flamethrowers were like Goliath demolition vehicles in Normandy. You can find photos of overrun stockplies or filmed propaganda demonstrations but few-if-any accounts of them actually being used. Another post mentioned an Army document talking about useless flamethrowers piled up at depot and nobody really being trained in how to use them. Normandy wasn't exactly Guadacanal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 I had always thought that the biggest issue with Flamethrowers was that people thought they were bullet magnets and that nobody wanted to be in a battle with a gas station strapped to their backs, or to be standing beside someone wearing one. Still I think flame tanks were used by both sides in Normandy, but I could be wrong. Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noltyboy Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 But dey wus in Saving private Wyan? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets_All_Fight Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I had always thought that the biggest issue with Flamethrowers was that people thought they were bullet magnets and that nobody wanted to be in a battle with a gas station strapped to their backs, or to be standing beside someone wearing one. Still I think flame tanks were used by both sides in Normandy, but I could be wrong. Peter. Yeah, I imagine the presence of one of those things might not foster much in the way of unit cohesion when the bullets stated to fly. How were they parceled out to the troops anyway? Were they mostly found in specialist engineer sections or were they found amongst regular units at platoon or company level? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagskier Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 IN the british modules I hope to see some WASP eventually! I know crocodiles were used agaisn't dug in troops in normandy in a few major battles But I think WASP were quite more common, but I think a bit later than Normandy(end of summer) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 The best thing to do is SEARCH because we've discussed this topic to death several times already. Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Hi Steve..... I've been away. Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFF Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I had always thought that the biggest issue with Flamethrowers was that people thought they were bullet magnets and that nobody wanted to be in a battle with a gas station strapped to their backs, or to be standing beside someone wearing one. That definitely was the case in places like Iwo Jima and Okinawa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineCape Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hi Steve..... I've been away. Peter.Heh, the SEARCH button is home though . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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