Flamethrower Infantry (Tiberian Dawn)

	For other uses, see Flamethrower infantry.

Flamethrower infantry are good close-range units and sport fire-retardant suits. However, they are useless at long distances and their fuel tanks are susceptible to explosions from projectiles.

Background

Infantrymen armed with flamethrowers were used by the Brotherhood of Nod in the First Tiberium War. The flamethrower model used by the Brotherhood fired a liquid spray that burnt infantry in front of them. This model was also specifically designed to burn slower than normal flames. Eventually, Nod forces came to a conclusion that this added spray chamber system was too unreliable and complicated, and instead used a regular spray type flamethrower, albeit with a wide angle nozzle. For the Brotherhood of Nod, it was important that Flamethrowers be split apart - because they could not launch a fireball, any infantry nearby would take flame damage - even friendly units.

As with other infantry, flamethrowers were vulnerable to anti-infantry weaponry such as mines, explosives, machine gun fire, napalm, and nuclear explosives. However, the short range of the flamethrower meant that they would be exposed to this fire while attempting to reach a target.

Legacy

These infantry squads were recalled and decommissioned after the First Tiberium War, with the Brotherhood choosing to only use vehicle mounted flame weapons during the Second Tiberium War. During the Third Tiberium War, with the development of more powerful and efficient fuels, infantry-scale flamethrowers were again used, this time by the Black Hand elite troopers.

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Unit
Infantry	Minigunner Rocket soldier Flamethrower infantry Chemical warrior Engineer Commando
Vehicles	Harvester Buggy Recon bike Light tank Mobile Construction Vehicle Artillery Flame tank Stealth tank Surface-to-surface missile launcher Rocket launcher (multiplayer only) Mobile headquarters (multiplayer only)
Aircraft	Apache (Attack Helicopter) Chinook (Transport Helicopter) Cargo Plane Cutscenes only C-130 Hercules YF-22
Vessels (campaign only)	Hovercraft
Structures
Production & tech	Construction yard Power plant Tiberium refinery Hand of Nod Airstrip Advanced power plant Helipad Communications center Repair facility Temple of Nod
Defenses & support	Sandbags Chain link fence Concrete wall Tiberium silo Turret Surface-to-air missile site Obelisk of Light
Campaign buildings	Bio-Research Laboratory
Support powers
Support powers	Nuclear missile strike