M9A1-7 Flamethrower

The M9A1-7 flamethrower is an American man-portable backpack flamethrower that was used in the Vietnam War. It is a lightweight derivative of the M2 flamethrower that was used during World War II.

The M9A1-7 sprays fuel from a hand-held wand, feeding from two 2-gallon tanks worn as a backpack, along with an additional tank of nitrogen, which serves as the propellant. The tanks hold enough fuel for five two-second bursts.

To use a flamethrower, the attacker places the small end of a Cone template at the tip of the character's weapon, and the large end on as many targets as they are able. The attacker then makes a Shooting roll at +2. Defenders who make an Agility roll equal to or greater than the attacker's Shooting total move out of the way and are unaffected. The rest suffer the weapon's damage and roll to see if they catch fire.

Raises on the attacker's Shooting roll have no additional effect - targets are flamed or not.