M7057 flamethrower: Difference between revisions

The '''M7057/Defoliant Projector''',<ref>'''[[Halo PC]]''' - ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Manual|manual]] - p.13''</ref><ref name="bnet"/><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 311''</ref> more commonly known as the '''M7057 flamethrower''', is an [[incendiary weapon]] used primarily against battlefield fortifications, protected emplacements and installations, and for demoralisation purposes. It is a variation of the [[NA4/Defoliant Projector]].<ref name="vis"/>

The M7057 flamethrower is a standard chemical flamethrower, which projects and ignites a stream of a volatile, semi-liquid fuel. Like the NA4, the M7057 flamethrower is cumbersome and relatively difficult to tactically use (psychologically as well as mechanically).<ref name="bnet"/> 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. Despite being all but obsolete militarily its effectiveness as a psychological weapon is undeniable—unfortunately, the psychological effect is a double-edged sword.<ref name="bnet"/> 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.<ref name="bnet"/> Due to the weapon's massive size and weight, it is usually deployed with a cart on which to transport it.<ref name="bnet"/> Despite this, however, UNSC [[Hellbringers]] have been known to employ the M7057 seemingly unassisted and without issue.<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> In [[2553]], [[Hala]] was able to use an M7057 unassisted to torch a [[Sahara-class heavy prowler|''Sahara''-class heavy prowler]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'''</ref> During the [[Second Ark Conflict]], two M7057s were fitted onto a specialised [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops|Cyclops]] employed by Lt. Colonel [[Morgan Kinsano]] as heavy weapons.<ref name="HW2"/>