What ammo does a flamethrower use?

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Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

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.

I'm fairly certain that the shot length is a mechanical thing. The LPO-50 has three tanks and gets three shots. A number of the German flamethrowers automatically fire the whole tank.