The Fiery Legacy of Flamethrowers: From Ancient Greece to 2024 Drones
From ancient Greek fire to flamethrower drones in 2024, fire’s legacy as a weapon blazes on. Who knew tech could reignite the past?
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Russia Deploys Flamethrower Drones to Counter Ukraine
Russia’s flamethrower drones vs. Ukraine’s thermite-dropping UAVs—tech meets tactics in a fierce drone arms race. Who’s winning the skies?
What Do You Know About Flamethrowers?
Here are some other lesser-known facts about one of the most terrifying and devastating weapons on the battlefield in the past, the flamethrower.
The Brutal Reality of the Flamethrower and the Men Who Carried It
The flamethrower could kill in more ways besides immolation. An extremely effective way of clearing defensive positions its use as a weapon is now banned.
Elon Musk’s ‘flame throwers’ ignite controversy: New York Democrats propose nation wide flame thrower ban
Last week, Elon Musk made headlines by selling 20,000 Boring Company branded “flame throwers” in a matter of days. The novelty item technically isn’t a flame thrower at all, and could be more accurately described as a powerful torch, but that didn’t stop the nomenclature from getting a rise out of U.S. Reps. Eliot Engel […]
SpaceX Falcon Heavy set to launch next week, with a Tesla roadster as the payload
For years now, Elon Musk’s space faring company SpaceX has been whispering wistfully about the Falcon Heavy – a new rocket platform that promises to be the most powerful in current operation anywhere on the planet. First announced in 2011, the project has experienced setback after setback, as the immense amount of thrust produced by […]
The X15 personal flamethrower in action
Most people will ask “what in the world do you need a flamethrower for?” Well, there actually are some practical uses for a flamethrower. Igniting controlled burns for agriculture and land management Melting large amounts of snow and ice – U.S. troops used flamethrowers on the streets of Washington, D.C. as one of several clearance methods for […]
The X15 Personal Flamethrower in action
Most people will ask “what in the world do you need a flamethrower for?” Well, there actually are some practical uses for a flamethrower. Igniting controlled burns for agriculture and land management Melting large amounts of snow and ice – U.S. troops used flamethrowers on the streets of Washington, D.C. as one of several clearance […]
Storm Detachment Koch at Eben Emael
By May 9, 1940 German forces had shocked the world with the lightning successes it unleashed against Poland, Denmark, and Norway. During that time another war, the strange ‘Phony war’ or ‘Sitzkrieg,’ had played out along the French border with Germany. Here, hardly a shot had been fired, and neither side appeared willing to up […]
