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Flamethrower
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A flamethrower is a ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire. First deployed by the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century AD, flamethrowers saw use in modern times during World War I, and more widely in World War II as a tactical weapon against fortifications.
thumb|I want a flamethrower. I'm serious! I lost my parents, got possessed. Flamethrower seems fair. ~ Ash vs. Evil Dead
thumb|An Australian Army soldier fires a flamethrower at a Japanese bunker)
thumb|Flamethrower operator advancing under fire during the Battle of Iwo Jima
thumb|PFC Larry Razes burns a Vietcong memorial honoring their dead during Operation New Castle in 1967
thumb|Da Nang, Vietnam.... Sergeant Robert E. Fears clears an area using his flamethrower. - NARA - 532491
thumb|US M2 flamethrower in use
thumb|German soldier with flamethrower in 1941
thumb|German Brennkommando-firing Warsaw 1944
thumb|Flame-thrower-new-orleans-show
Quotes
I want a flamethrower. I'm serious! I lost my parents, got possessed. Flamethrower seems fair.
Kelly Maxwell, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Season 1 Episode 7
External links
Category:Weapons