Iraq Deploys TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrower vs ISIS

[Navarro]

"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-po ... ear-mosul/


Example of the TOS-1A in action:

Looks like a mean piece of equipment.

[SeekerOfTruth]

I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?

[Navarro]

I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?

Flamethrower MLRS artillery. Not as in, a weapon that sprays out burning fuel, as seen in WW2.

[Drumboy44]

I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?

Flamethrower MLRS artillery. Not as in, a weapon that sprays out burning fuel, as seen in WW2.

The US used them on tunnels in Japan in WW2.

[hrng]

I thought flamethrowers were universally banned by the Geneva convention?

Flamethrower MLRS artillery. Not as in, a weapon that sprays out burning fuel, as seen in WW2.

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

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

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

[jayfeather31]

They're more legal than white phosphorous.

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