A close quarters weapons, Flamethrowers can be a very powerful weapon if used correctly.
Usages[]
First off, Flamethrowers are a very hard weapon to use. They are extremely close quarters (often that of the distance of a Laser Blade) and in mobile combat, they can prove difficult to use. Against slow ACs (like Tanks or other heavily armored ones) they can be devastating. They do have a lot of ammo, on par with most Machine Guns but their lack of range limits their effectiveness.
With the introduction of Heat, Flamethrowers became even more potentially dangerous. As they are nothing but pure heat, Flamethrowers will rapidly overheat an AC, causing an even faster drain on AP if the target can't move away. With Nexus' changes, an overheated AC will be a sitting duck and have no recourse but to be defeated from the heat.
Notable Users[]
• Helios
• Apophis