Flamethrower infantry (Red Alert 1)

The Flame Thrower infantry is very effective against groups of infantry.

History
Infantrymen armed with flamethowers were used both by the Soviets in the Second Great World War

Description
Flame Throwers have fuel packs on there backs that sometimes need to be re-filled. Flame Throwers are used by the Soviet army. The Flamethrower launched a fireball that ignored infantry between the flamethrower infantry and the target. It is believed that this type of flamethrower utilized rechargable high pressure gas chambers to actually launch a blast of flame.

Tactics
Flamethrower infantry needed to be split up, because if the unit was killed, there was a high probability that the tank full of flammable chemicals would be set on fire, damaging nearby infantry. Thus, Soviet commanders often placed them behind the front-line infantry, but also spread apart, which was at times difficult because of the weapon's short range.