What ammo does a flamethrower use?

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by lexington

Each time you fire it must be for a full three seconds.

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Ah, I meant to answer this one too.

If you read the text descriptions it should be fairly clear that number of bursts is almost always dependent on the ignition arrangements. These are usually a specific number of blank cartridges at the muzzle of the flamethrower.

While this makes the maximum number of ignited bursts fixed I believe the length of each burst to actually be dependent on the user. Note the capacity to launch "cold shots" where fuel is projected without immediate ignition.