Re: Vehicular Flamethrowers for SG2

Los spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

I wouldn't think so. I'm not ruling out Napalm rockets either, but 
it's a different beast. The Vehicular Flamethrower would be driven by 
a high efficiency, high pressure pump like the kind used to throw 
chem foam up to about 50m (I'd guess) high and a long distance away 
in fighting fires. The only difference is it would be hurling a 
burning sticky fuel. Maybe 12" is too long, and 6" or 9" is more 
realistic. This isn't necessarily wasteful. And, for the purpose, 
which is infantry support and supporting urban actions, it is a great 
toy. 

But as I said, my range figures may seem a little unreal. But I have 
seen the firefighters shoot chem goo an awful long distance. 

> Thomas Barclay wrote:
> 
> > > While I like all of your other ideas for such a weapon, this is a
> > > bit hard to swallow.  In SG, the ground scale is 1" = 10m.  A 120m
> > > jet of napalm would be quite impressive!
> 
> Wouldn't a Napalm Rocket be more efficient. Like the M202 flash?
> Sounds like a lot of fuel and pressure much of it wasted, would be
> required for a flamethrower that shot that far.
> 
> Los
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