Flamethrowers and swords
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I think so. The flamethrower would be really useful on maps where there are tiny, earthen bunkers that would be impossible to clear out with small arms fire. The class should be heavily limited of course. And swords would be cool as an alternate to the bayonet for Japanese squad leaders.
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Flamethrower is a must-have. Sword would be nice too, as long as it doesn't work like KF's katana.
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lol, I thought of the Shishkebab as well. As for a serious response, I would think the flamethrower class would actually be kinda crappy, since I don't think while playing a game, people will hide in holes in the ground, at least not en masse. That with the flamethrower's slow pace and vulnerability, I think would make it an unpopular and often unplayed class. As for the sword, so long as I can use my weapon to try and defend myself I think it would be cool. Otherwise they'd kill those bayonets at point blank range with zero competition and I would anticipate massive butthurt to ensue due to that.
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The Flamethrower class would definitely come in handy against a bunker type objective. I can't imagine the class being completely "snail" slow or any more vulnerable than a Bazooka man.
Slight caution: A couple dead bodies
YouTube - Tank flame throwers in action WW2 footage
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Flamethrower would be an interesting weapon if implemented correctly. Same with sword.
*Video: The range on that flamethrower tank is horrific, can't imagine being near that thing.
*Video: The range on that flamethrower tank is horrific, can't imagine being near that thing.
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TBH, I don't' think it's be all that hard to implement a Flame Thrower correctly (KF's was a nice start, but still lacked something.. like even ambient fire globules (think the UT Goo-Gun, but instead of green goo, it's fire..).. and the war in the Pac was probably -the place- that flamethrowers were used frequently enough to really warrant it included into an RO style game.
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Seems like it would be hard to make flamethrowers completely realistic. Swords would be rad on the other hand.
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Wonder what would happen if you bayonetted a flamethrower-trooper from the back and punctured his gas tank?
(please don't tell me that it would just spring a leak - a massive fireball consuming yourself, him and any of his nearby teammates would be so much more awesome)
(please don't tell me that it would just spring a leak - a massive fireball consuming yourself, him and any of his nearby teammates would be so much more awesome
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Since CoD WaW brought back the Greater East Asia War as some patriotic crusade against all-evil Japan I always wished for a game to come and let me take veangance dressed in Imperial Army cloths, holding an Arisaka99 rifle with attached bayonet and getting ready to banzai charge. The mp of CoD:WaW makes it possible yet but actually it's a lame copy of the sp's actions and Jesus the Samurai swords of the sp are not in it. If Rising Storm isn't including swords I'm angry
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If im not mistaken, If you do puncture the back of the gas tank it wouldn't explode. They tried that on myth-busters, they used incendiary rounds on a flamethrower, nothing
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It depends on the type of contents obviously. I believe at one point one country was using a gas that would ignite violently if shot at, but for the most part no they would not explode.
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Some countries used Hydrogen in their pressure tanks.
This would result in a nasty boom if hit with a tracer.
This would result in a nasty boom if hit with a tracer.
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