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'''Flame Weapons''' are devices flamethrower weapons which gout forth huge quantities of fire or burning substances, similar weapons used by several races and armies. They are valued for their ability to destroy many enemies at once, regardless of any protective cover.
==Generic Flame Weapons Weapon=='''Flamers''' are used by several armies. [[Ork]]s use portable, hand-held flame weapons under the names of [[Burna]]s and [[Scorcha]]s.
Imperial flamers fire a mix of liquid chemicals which ignite on contact with the air. The flaming chemicals stick to the target, burning it up. The fact that the chemical sticks to its target and continues burning on its own accord, means that those who are not killed instantly die horribly as they are burned up. The most common substance used is known as [[Promethium]], which is sticky and similar to modern day napalm. The flamer fires a burst of expanding flames, making the weapon effective at killing enemies in cover.
===Flamer===
;;Known Patterns:
:Mk IIIa - 'Heretic' pattern
:Mk. Xk 'Purifier' pattern
===Heavy Flamer===
The '''Heavy Flamer''' is a much larger and bulkier flamer. Few armies (except [[Space Marines]], [[Sisters of Battle]] and [[Chaos Space Marines]]) carry it by hand, but it is sometimes fitted to vehicles. The [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]] carry it by hand due to the nature of their combat - fighting in jungles makes flame weapons an important asset.
'''Heavy flamers''' are a preferred weapon of [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]]. They are also often used by the [[Adepta Sororitas]] as its superheated flames are seen as completely cleansing the sins and corruption of a heretic as well as the heretic himself.
Many armies use Heavy Flamers or equivalent weapons, including the [[Imperial Guard]], Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, [[Sisters of Battle]], [[Fire Dragon#Exarch|Eldar]] and [[Ork]]s.
