Flamethrower

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A flamethrower burning an Ithorian and a Rodian.

"Fill your enemies with primal fear, then fill their lungs with fire!"

―Ancient Gand proverb^[src]

A flamethrower or flame projector was a weapon which fired a burning stream of liquid or gas. They were useful in close-quarters combat and attacks against caves and bunkers. They were also effective in boarding operations. During the Clone Wars, the clone blaze troopers had massive flamethrowers capable of melting most materials.

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Jango Fett using a flamethrower against Mace Windu during the Battle of Geonosis.

Because of their usefulness, flamethrowers were sometimes used by bounty hunters; most notably Durge and Jango and Boba Fett. Also, certain models of assassin droids were equipped with flamethrowers; such as ASN-121, IG-88, and L8-L9, which used a flamethrower that fired balls of flame rather than a spray of fire. Flamethrowers had advantages against lightsaber wielding adversaries such as Jedi because the fiery spray is not as easily (if at all) blocked as blaster fire.

The Empire and the Corporate Sector occasionally used flamethrowers against rioters, due to its horrific and demoralizing effects.

During the Jedi Civil War, Revan may have purchased droid flamethrowers for his two droids, HK-47 and T3-M4, for use during his quest for the Star Forge.

Some ARC Troopers integrated miniature flamethrowers into one of the gauntlets on their armor.

On Mygeeto, it is said that Walon Vau had a very powerful flamethrower that he took from a Flame Trooper. Republic Commando Scorch, of Delta Squad, said that it looked like it could melt a droid.

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Flamethrower on Wikipedia