This work is a list of some experimental, widely used or high-potential flamethrower systems that have not been yet added to Enlisted, but I would like seeing in the future as event/premium content. My vision for their implementation may be added later, but so far this is just an archive of sorts for people interested in this topic.
The USSR
Interwar beauties in disguise
Vehicles:
BT-flamethrower
Spoiler
Just a BT tank with a flamethrower and DT-29 instead of the 45mm gun.
All of these could work.
KV flamethrower
Either KV-8 (45mm gun) or later version with 76-mm Zis-5.
Spoiler
T-34 flamethrower (OT-34)
M72 Bike with ROKS flamethrower
Spoiler
Exactly what it sounds like.
IL-2 (1941) with bottom-facing flamethrower (УХАП-250).
Spoiler
An attempt to use chemical weapon drop tanks filled with napalm and a lighting mechanism for “bombing runs”. Vietnamese war crimes before questionable bombing became mainstream.
Russian article with more on these tanks for those that may be interested:
Авиационные химические выливные приборы, 1930-1941 . Авиация и космонавтика 2011 08
Handheld:
Zuckerman Bottle-launcher
Spoiler
“Diakonov” style launcher, however, uses blanks and is larger in size.
Full manual for those who might be interested (in Russian)
ROKS pistole
Spoiler
Essentially factory-made sawed-off ROKS-3 flamethrower for faster drawing and easier use in tighter spaces.
Underbarrel ROKS flamethrower
Buildable/placeables:
FOG-2 High-explosive flame-throwing landmine.
The Axis
The original flammenwerfer enjoyers
Vehicles:
Panzer III(f)
Sdkfz. 251./16
Spoiler
Had very good angles (90/+40/-10) and could be used with stylish googles for total Axis supremacy in APC style and firepower.
L3 flamethrower
Spoiler
Italian secret balance breaker
Fw 190/Ju 88 with flamethrowers
Spoiler
Fw 190 downwards facing “Gero” FmW.51 (Flammenwerfer 51)
Ju 88 defensive flamethrower
More evidence:
Handheld:
Einstoßflammenwerfer 44
Suomi M/-31 with underbarrel Liekinheitin M/44
K pattern flamethrower
Spoiler
Polish uprising homemade flamethrower, captured by Axis
Hmmm...
Kubuś, the Polish Armored car.
The chassis was mounted on the base with steel plates for protection of the crew. The car could carry between eight and twelve soldiers. It was armed with a Soviet DP machine gun and a K pattern flamethrower."
Buildable/placeables:
Abwehrflammenwerfer 42
Spoiler
Cunningly copied FOG-1 fugase flamethrower mine for use against Allies
Allies
Flame!
Vehicles:
Sherman/Churchill/Valentine Crocodile
Spoiler
Yes, I know that not all of them are crocodiles
Wasp Mk II (Ronson flamethrowers)
Bring back drop tanks!
Handheld:
E15/E16 Handheld One-shot flamethrowers
Spoiler
Super-secret Einstoßflammenwerfer 44-style flamethrower
Lol
Placeable:
Cunningly captured (captured) Abwehrflammenwerfer 42
Japan
More chemical, but again what fires the plague can fire gasoline
Vehicles:
Ha-Go with type 100 flamethrower
Spoiler
Improvisation is key in life
Ha-Ko with flamethrower
Spoiler
There used to be one there trust
Bring back drop tanks!
Handheld:
Spoiler
Yep
Placeable:
“Flamethrower emplacement”
Now, overall, this is just a list. I probably won’t be making any suggestions as to how the developers should implement this or on which BR they should do it because all that will do is get us some more sadness at the outcome.
Likewise, I will not suggest stats so that Balance can come first and HA second.
Of course, I would like to see all of this in Enlisted as event content, but I realize that most of this will probably be locked behind a paywall.
Still, I cant hold back a suggestion -
Compact flamethrowers to BR II or even I as event weapons that can be placed in normal Flametrooper squads.
Underbarrel flamethrowers get their own squads.
Thank you for getting so far!
A comment or any other reaction would be appreciated.