Heavy · Gas

A back-mounted napalm sprayer with a continuous stream of flame — devastating against gang clusters but useless against vehicles. Required reading for several Yakuza and Cartel missions in Shoreside Vale.
The Flamethrower is a weapon that has appeared in every Grand Theft Auto game from to , as well as reappearing in the stand-alone HD Universe game, .
The Flamethrower was originally intended to appear in , but was removed for unknown reasons. There is a text entry for a Flamethrower in the files, but it lacks any sort of data values.
Much as its name says, the Flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire. In all of its appearances, the Flamethrower can be easily identified by its large fuel tank, a large barrel and a small rod which contains the small flame. It is classified as a Heavy Weapon in all its appearances.