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[quote="hrng"]They're more legal than white phosphorous.[/quote]

Don't get me started on that. White phosphorus is a terrible weapon.

[quote="Navarro"][quote="SeekerOfTruth"]I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?[/quote]
Flamethrower MLRS artillery. Not as in, a weapon that sprays out burning fuel, as seen in WW2.[/quote]

Aw man, I got excited, that looked like a cool toy if it was a legit flamethrower :D

For the record, the legal status of flamethrowers seems vague: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/incendiary-legal.htm

If they're not targeting civilians then it may be allowed. They're more legal than white phosphorous.

[quote="Navarro"][quote="SeekerOfTruth"]I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?[/quote]
Flamethrower MLRS artillery. Not as in, a weapon that sprays out burning fuel, as seen in WW2.[/quote]

The US used them on tunnels in Japan in WW2.

[quote="SeekerOfTruth"]I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?[/quote]
Flamethrower MLRS artillery. Not as in, a weapon that sprays out burning fuel, as seen in WW2.

I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?

"The Russian-made TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrower System has been spotted among the Iraqi Federal Police’s artillery units shelling ISIS units deployed in the Shura area near the ISIS-controlled city of Mosul."
https://southfront.org/iraqi-federal-polise-uses-russian-made-tos-1a-heavy-flamethrower-system-against-isis-near-mosul/
[img]https://s19.postimg.org/g7usgewjn/TOS_1_A_1.jpg[/img]
[img]https://s19.postimg.org/ybxt11u83/TOS_1_A_2.jpg[/img]
Example of the TOS-1A in action:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOiylaQj2xc[/youtube]
Looks like a mean piece of equipment.