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M7057 flamethrower

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This article is about the flamethrower featured in Halo: CE for PC, Halo 3 and Halo Wars 2. For the flamethrower introduced in Halo Wars, see M6634 flamethrower.
M7057 Flamethrower
Thel 'Vadam wielding an M7057 flamethrower and John-117 wielding an M90A shotgun in the Flood-infested High Charity, as seen in the Halo 3 campaign level Cortana.
Promotional image for the M7057 flamethrower, used on the promo report published on Bungie.net. Cropped from this image.
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Misriah Armory[1][2]

Type:

Flamethrower

Cost:

1,520.00 cR[3]

Specifications

Length:

167.6 centimeters (66.0 in)[1][2][Note 1]

Weight:

Ammunition type:

Pyrosene-V[3][4][5][1]

Capacity:

100 fuel units/canister[3] (9x 3-second bursts)[3][4][5]

Effective range:

13.4 meters (44 ft)[3]

 

"It takes a real lunatic to use a flamethrower..."
— Anonymous E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman

The M7057/Defoliant Projector,[6][3][4][5] more commonly known as the M7057 flamethrower, is an incendiary weapon used primarily against battlefield fortifications, protected emplacements and installations, and for demoralization purposes. It is a variation of the NA4/Defoliant Projector.[1]

The M7057 has a number of nicknames among UNSC forces including DP, Toaster, Dragon, Torch, and Flamer.[4][5]

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Design details[edit]

"I tell 'ya, these things sure beat the old NA4 models!"
— Anonymous Hellbringer discussing his M7057 during the Second Ark Conflict.[7]
Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Jonathan Doherty wielding an overheating M7057 flamethrower in the New Mombasa Data Center during Battle of New Mombasa, as seen in the Halo 3: ODST campaign level Data Hive.
The flamethrower overheating after prolonged use.

The M7057 flamethrower is a standard chemical flamethrower, which projects and ignites a stream of a volatile, semi-liquid adhesive[6] known as Pyrosene-V. Like the M6634, the M7057 flamethrower is cumbersome and relatively difficult to tactically use (psychologically as well as mechanically).[3] In its role as a defoliant projector, it is designed to be used to rapidly clear away heavy foliage for in-theater construction projects and to destroy new or persistent growth from emplaced and/or hardened military assets.[3] For example, in 2553, Hala was able to use an M7057 unassisted to torch a Sahara-class heavy prowler.[8] Despite being all but obsolete militarily its effectiveness as a psychological weapon is undeniable—unfortunately, the psychological effect is a double-edged sword.[3]

The psychological impact of employing an M7057 makes it one in a very small number of items available to UNSC personnel that remotely earmarks the user for a full battery of psychological tests.[3] Due to the weapon's massive size and weight, it is usually deployed with a cart on which to transport it.[3] As such, UNSC Hellbringers can only use the flamethrower with the assistance of a powered exoskeleton.[9] However, they are also used by regular personnel such as ODST Firebreaks. During the Second Ark Conflict, two M7057s were fitted onto a specialised customised Cyclops employed by Lieutenant Colonel Morgan Kinsano as heavy weapons.[10