Why are flamethrowers banned in war?
Flamethrowers have long been used in warfare throughout history, dating back to ancient Greece and Rome, where siege engines and flambeaus were employed to soften up fortifications and scatter enemy defenders. However, with the development of chemical weapons, the use of flamethrowers become more systematic and widespread in modern conflicts. Despite their effectiveness, flamethrows have largely fallen out of favor with most nations today, banned from use under the International humanitarian law and certain national laws. In this article, we will examine the historical roots and contemporary considerations that have contributed to the widespread banishment of flamethrowers from military arsenals worldwide.
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Origins and Evolution of Flamethrowers
Flamethrowers were first designed during World War I in an attempt to combat German troops who employed flamboyant tactics like using napalm-like torches made of gasoline soaked cloth against French and Canadian soldiers. In response, the Germans developed the flammenwerfer, or "flammethrower," an infantry weapon using compressed oxygen to propel petroleum-based fires against enemy defenses. After World War II, numerous nations, such as Germany, Japan, and even the United States, began researching and developing increasingly sophisticated incendiary weapons, which were thought to pose less risk than chemical gases but still retained significant destructiveness.
The widespread application of flamethrowers led to grave humanitarian and moral concerns:
- Flamethrower use increased casualties, often inflicting catastrophic damage, disfigment, or death on anyone within reach of the flammable liquid or subsequent inferno
- Cities and civilian neighborhoods became unwittingly engulfed in a web of hellish proportions as collateral damage
- Use of flame throwers allowed armies to create cleared lines of passage through minefields, for instance
- The military gained additional power to penetrate strong bunkers and under ground locations, but enemy positions not just destroyed – often whole civil structures, forests, and waters were sacrificed too
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