Timeline for What was the tactical benefit of using flamethrowers as weapons?
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Aug 8, 2022 at 15:46 | history | edited | Curious Layman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Aug 8, 2022 at 6:12 | history | edited | DevSolar | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Aug 5, 2022 at 16:58 | comment | added | Curious Layman | Yeah, I wasn't confident about the sublimation, that's just the word that he used. But, basically, the liquid is turned into a gas that quickly spreads throughout the structure. And, you're right about it not being liquified, if it were liquified, I don't think it would come out in a stream like it does, it would be just a blast. So, you're right on those points, but a being a priority target makes you more vulnerable, it just means 'susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm'. Being a higher (among the highest) priority target is kind of the definition of being more vulnerable. | |
Aug 5, 2022 at 7:57 | comment | added | DevSolar | The fuel is not liquefied, it is liquid. Sublimation is the turning of a solid into gaseous form without going through a liqiud (e.g. dry ice or iodine). You are either referring to evaporation (through heating), aerosolization (through dispersal), or a combination of both. Movies tend to exaggerate a lot, but a flamethrower's stream can and does bounce off surfaces, filling the inside of a bunker. And carrying a flamethrower does not make you significantly more vulnerable -- but it makes you a priority target for the enemy. | |
Aug 4, 2022 at 22:53 | history | answered | Curious Layman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |