Hafla

Basic Information

A contraction of the German handeflammepatrone¹ the HAFLA is a form of single shot flamethrower. The primary historical example of the breed is the Buck DM34 - a red-phosphorous projector resembling a large Maglite with a pistol grip and trigger on the end. Primary users were the German and Belgian armies who are purported to still have a number in stock.

Designed to blind enemy AFVs and start terrain fires the device can project burning material up to 50m² in still air - although the low density, low velocity payload tends to drift in a crosswind. Don't fire it upwind.

This can be considered the modern descendant of the einstoss flammenwerfer of WW2.

Sources

Bibliography

1. full source reference

Game and Story Use

• Very useful where you need to kill it with fire and don't fancy schlepping a full size flamethrower around with you.
• Likely to be more common where there are threats about that warrant them. In a wainscot campaign, these may be made by armourers working for The Agency rather than sourced openly.
• Compare with dragon's breath rounds for a fired-round equivalent.

Footnotes

1. Roughly "handheld fire cartridge"

2. Some sources claim 90-100m