Mushroom
Gold Member
Whatever... Russia actively use individual rocket flamethrowers, heavy flamethrowers and incendiary bombs in Syria, and there is no any reason to think, that they won't use it in Ukraine, too...
No, they did not. Holy hell, why not just do everybody a favor and stop it. It is rather annoying to correct every single one of your posts because you do not know what in the hell you are talking about.
The TOS-1 is a thermobaric weapon. Commonly called an FAE or Fuel-Air Explosive.
They are not used against people, but buildings. And they do not kill by fire, they kill via causing a vacuum and a large shock wave that collapses bunkers and tunnels. Hence, "Fuel Air Explosive", not a "flame weapon". A great many countries use them, including the US.
Oh, and radiological weapons are also illegal. But that does not outlaw depleted uranium rounds, even though they do contain uranium.
And incendiary weapons are not "flame weapons" either. In the same way, they are legal to use against things like munitions, fuel, and supply depots, motor pools, and things like that. It is not legal to use them against soldiers though. This is similar once again how the US still uses White Phosphorous. It is legal to use for it's smoke producing capabilities and because the thermal signature obscures heat sensing optics and devices. But you can not use them against personnel, that is illegal. In US doctrine, they are typically fired between withdrawing US and allied forces and enemy forces to prevent them from being seen, and sometimes for purposes of artillery spotting.
But go ahead, try again and I will likely just shoot you down again, like I seem to do all the time. And please, "rocket flame throwers"? Yes, I am aware that is what the Soviets called the TOR-1, but they also called what China now uses an "Aircraft Carrying Missile Cruiser". Or their weird 1970's LASER tank "The Compression". Or their weird jet powered mine cleaning machine the "Warm-up". Unlike the US, they often name their equipment for strange, esoteric, psychological, or just silly reasons.