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top 5 things you don’t know about flamethrowers yeah I sure like to set
flamethrowers yeah I sure like to set
flamethrowers yeah I sure like to set those people on fire over there
those people on fire over there
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content for this list we’re bringing you 5 interesting facts you may not have
5 interesting facts you may not have
5 interesting facts you may not have known about these flames spewing weapons
known about these flames spewing weapons
known about these flames spewing weapons of war when Thor’s heavy doesn’t carry a
of war when Thor’s heavy doesn’t carry a
of war when Thor’s heavy doesn’t carry a lot of fuel it’s only a few seconds of
lot of fuel it’s only a few seconds of
lot of fuel it’s only a few seconds of burn number 5 they are not that useful
burn number 5 they are not that useful
burn number 5 they are not that useful in warfare these hardcore weapons don’t
in warfare these hardcore weapons don’t
in warfare these hardcore weapons don’t cause nearly as many direct fatalities
cause nearly as many direct fatalities
cause nearly as many direct fatalities as you’d expect when they’re deployed in
as you’d expect when they’re deployed in
as you’d expect when they’re deployed in combat modern combat in particular
combat modern combat in particular
combat modern combat in particular [Applause]
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[Applause] most deaths attributed to the weapon
most deaths attributed to the weapon
most deaths attributed to the weapon happened when enemy soldiers are flushed
happened when enemy soldiers are flushed
happened when enemy soldiers are flushed out of cover which opens them up to be
out of cover which opens them up to be
out of cover which opens them up to be shot or blown up by far more
shot or blown up by far more
shot or blown up by far more conventional weapons add in the fact
conventional weapons add in the fact
conventional weapons add in the fact that a hit on the flamethrowers fuel
that a hit on the flamethrowers fuel
that a hit on the flamethrowers fuel tank can cause the entire contraption to
tank can cause the entire contraption to
tank can cause the entire contraption to go up in flames
go up in flames
go up in flames including the operator and they aren’t
including the operator and they aren’t
including the operator and they aren’t actually very safe or practical when it
actually very safe or practical when it
actually very safe or practical when it comes to warfare most major armies don’t
comes to warfare most major armies don’t
comes to warfare most major armies don’t even use them anymore
even use them anymore
even use them anymore number four they’ve been around since
number four they’ve been around since
number four they’ve been around since ancient times
ancient times
ancient times you think weapons like this are an
you think weapons like this are an
you think weapons like this are an exclusively modern invention but you’d
exclusively modern invention but you’d
exclusively modern invention but you’d be mistaken obviously the use of fire as
be mistaken obviously the use of fire as
be mistaken obviously the use of fire as a weapon has been around forever but
a weapon has been around forever but
a weapon has been around forever but devices that shoot a stream of fire by
devices that shoot a stream of fire by
devices that shoot a stream of fire by propelling a flammable substance have
propelling a flammable substance have
propelling a flammable substance have actually been around for quite a long
actually been around for quite a long
actually been around for quite a long time around 900 AD the Chinese employed
time around 900 AD the Chinese employed
time around 900 AD the Chinese employed a pump device called the pen Watchi
a pump device called the pen Watchi
a pump device called the pen Watchi which worked pretty much exactly like a
which worked pretty much exactly like a
which worked pretty much exactly like a modern flamethrower but was mounted on a
modern flamethrower but was mounted on a
modern flamethrower but was mounted on a ship and used exclusively for naval
ship and used exclusively for naval
ship and used exclusively for naval warfare even earlier one was used by the
warfare even earlier one was used by the
warfare even earlier one was used by the Greeks in the Peloponnesian War way back
Greeks in the Peloponnesian War way back
Greeks in the Peloponnesian War way back in 400 BC number three the modern
in 400 BC number three the modern
in 400 BC number three the modern version was invented in Germany the
version was invented in Germany the
version was invented in Germany the flamethrower as we know it today was
flamethrower as we know it today was
flamethrower as we know it today was invented in Germany circa 1901 courtesy
invented in Germany circa 1901 courtesy
invented in Germany circa 1901 courtesy of a scientist named a Ricard Fiedler
of a scientist named a Ricard Fiedler
of a scientist named a Ricard Fiedler when World War one broke out
when World War one broke out
when World War one broke out Fiedler’s invention proved very useful
Fiedler’s invention proved very useful
Fiedler’s invention proved very useful and terrifying an awful thanks to its
and terrifying an awful thanks to its
and terrifying an awful thanks to its ability to burn out enemies who were dug
ability to burn out enemies who were dug
ability to burn out enemies who were dug into foxholes and trenches the weapon
into foxholes and trenches the weapon
into foxholes and trenches the weapon proved so useful at that type of attack
proved so useful at that type of attack
proved so useful at that type of attack that England and France got in on the
that England and France got in on the
that England and France got in on the action
action
action producing their own powerful variants
producing their own powerful variants
producing their own powerful variants the livens large gallery flame projector
the livens large gallery flame projector
the livens large gallery flame projector and the shield flamethrower respectively
and the shield flamethrower respectively
and the shield flamethrower respectively following the end of the Great War the
following the end of the Great War the
following the end of the Great War the Treaty of Versailles banned the German
Treaty of Versailles banned the German
Treaty of Versailles banned the German army from using the weapon in future
army from using the weapon in future
army from using the weapon in future conflicts number two their design was
conflicts number two their design was
conflicts number two their design was refined during World War two when World
refined during World War two when World
refined during World War two when World War two began Germany broke from the
War two began Germany broke from the
War two began Germany broke from the Treaty of Versailles and the
Treaty of Versailles and the
Treaty of Versailles and the flamethrower became a tool of their army
flamethrower became a tool of their army
flamethrower became a tool of their army once again over the course of the war
once again over the course of the war
once again over the course of the war both Germany and the United States made
both Germany and the United States made
both Germany and the United States made extensive use of them both refining the
extensive use of them both refining the
extensive use of them both refining the design and experimenting with new
design and experimenting with new
design and experimenting with new applications before long tank mounted
applications before long tank mounted
applications before long tank mounted flamethrowers like the German flamp
flamethrowers like the German flamp
flamethrowers like the German flamp answer or the American m67 Zippo tank
answer or the American m67 Zippo tank
answer or the American m67 Zippo tank became regular sites on the battlefield
became regular sites on the battlefield
became regular sites on the battlefield in the Pacific Theater backpack mounted
in the Pacific Theater backpack mounted
in the Pacific Theater backpack mounted units were widespread
units were widespread
units were widespread thanks to their usefulness in trench
thanks to their usefulness in trench
thanks to their usefulness in trench warfare they may not have been military
warfare they may not have been military
warfare they may not have been military game changers but they effectively sewed
game changers but they effectively sewed
game changers but they effectively sewed terror and death number 1 you can own
terror and death number 1 you can own
terror and death number 1 you can own one despite what you may imagine or
one despite what you may imagine or
one despite what you may imagine or whether you think it’s insane it’s
whether you think it’s insane it’s
whether you think it’s insane it’s entirely legal to own a flamethrower or
entirely legal to own a flamethrower or
entirely legal to own a flamethrower or similar weapon in most of the United
similar weapon in most of the United
similar weapon in most of the United States California and Maryland are the
States California and Maryland are the
States California and Maryland are the only two states to put laws in place
only two states to put laws in place
only two states to put laws in place prohibiting the sale or ownership of
prohibiting the sale or ownership of
prohibiting the sale or ownership of such devices everywhere else however it
such devices everywhere else however it
such devices everywhere else however it is completely lawful and surprisingly
is completely lawful and surprisingly
is completely lawful and surprisingly easy to get your hands on one in stark
easy to get your hands on one in stark
easy to get your hands on one in stark contrast to places like the UK where
contrast to places like the UK where
contrast to places like the UK where private citizens are prohibited from
private citizens are prohibited from
private citizens are prohibited from owning them in early 2018
owning them in early 2018
owning them in early 2018 Tesla guru Elon Musk even began selling
Tesla guru Elon Musk even began selling
Tesla guru Elon Musk even began selling his own which ran for 500 bucks a pop
his own which ran for 500 bucks a pop
his own which ran for 500 bucks a pop and sold out relatively quickly do you
and sold out relatively quickly do you
and sold out relatively quickly do you agree with our picks check out these
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