Changes: FLAM-40 Incinerator

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"A compact flamethrower capable of projecting Napalm flames several meters. Enemies hit with this weapon will start to burn. The flames can ignite fellow Helldivers as well."
- Armory Description

Stratagem Code

Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d‑pad, in order to call down this single-use Stratagem during a mission:

Unlock Requirement

The FLAM-40 Incinerator is granted to the player as a reward for completing all the missions on its associated planet (typically a low level planet - difficulty 1 to 3).

Upgrades

	Cost	Effect
Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
Mk2	1	A high-pressure tank allows a greater amount of fuel. Fuel capacity per magazine increased from 110 to 150.
Mk3	3	A pre-igniter step allows for more damage while flaming a target.

Weapon Stats

The weapon comes with 4 tanks of Incinerator fuel, and can carry a maximum of 6. Each tank holds 110 units of flamer fuel (150 when upgraded to Mk2). A 'low ammunition' warning sound will play when the weapon is fired with less than 30 units of fuel remaining in the tank (40 if upgraded to Mk2).

As this weapon does not use projectiles, it cannot retain a round in the chamber. Reload time is always 3 seconds, whether the tank is emptied or not.
- Unlike some bulkier support weapons, the Incinerator can be reloaded on the move.

FLAM-40 'Incinerator' Detailed Analysis
Weapon Info			Additional Notes
Unlock Rank		Difficulty 1-3 planet
Weapon Type		Secondary
Weapon Category		Flamethrower
Fire Mode		Continuous
Damage
	Base	Upgraded	Additional Notes
Damage per Second (DPS)	200/s	300/s*	DPS is higher in practice as this weapon damages directly and simultaneously applies damage over time (DoT); * Requires Mk3 upgrade
Center Mass DPS	200/s	300/s^†	No center mass bonus; ^† Requires Mk3 upgrade
Status Effects	Heavy Burn		Does not stack, additional hits reset DoT timer
Fire Damage/sec	100/s	100/s
Effect Duration	2 s	2 s
AP Ammo Armor Reduction	0	0
Statistics
	Base	Upgraded	Additional Notes
Cyclic Rate of Fire (RPM)	600	600
Capacity	110	150*	* Requires Mk2 upgrade
Starting Mags	4	4
Max Mags	6	6
Reload Speed	3 s	3 s	Can reload while moving; no tactical reload
Spread	N/A	N/A	Fixed firing pattern
Max Range	10 m	10 m

Gameplay Tips

The FLAM-40 Incinerator is a combination area denial and anti-personnel weapon available early on, offering Helldivers both defensive and offensive capabilities on the move but its limited range forces users to fight in close quarters. Divers should aim to keep enemies towards the outer range of the Incinerator's flames to allow its damage over time to wear down enemies and allow enough time and room to escape if enemies get too close and avoid damaging themselves. Diving to prone immediately puts out any ongoing fire damage over time.

Flamethrowers are surprisingly effective against crowds of enemies with low total health and little to no armor to negate damage, such as most Illuminate units, faction patrols and especially Cyborg Grotesques, however the Incinerator has a limited range comparable the AC-5 Arc Shotgun. Helldivers must exercise caution when using it against powerful melee units and crowds due to this shortcoming. Keep in mind that vehicles and enemies with heavy armor will block the stream of flames entirely.
The Incinerator leaves patches of burning fuel at the end of its range or when hitting an enemy or object, similar to the lasting fire effect from Incendiary Grenades, though smaller and only lasting five seconds. While the actual damage this deals is low, enemies will actively avoid it, making it possible to use this feature for improvised area denial.
- These patches are capable of damaging heavily armoured enemies (such as the Bug Behemoth or Cyborg Warlord) that would normally require anti-tank weapons or Stratagems to defeat. This relies on the puddles setting the target on fire, dealing damage-over-time. Cyborg IFVs cannot be set on fire by the Incinerator.

The Incinerator's actual damage per second is higher than its raw stats imply: it will deal continuous damage, its status effect's damage over time, and the damage over time of the burning fuel patches simultaneously as long as enemies are in contact with any of these damage sources.

Gallery

FLAM-40 Incinerator
Helldiver using FLAM-40 Incinerator

Notes

The FLAM-40 Incinerator is likely named after the M240 Incinerator Unit used by the United States Colonial Marines in the 1986 James Cameron film Aliens.
The fuel canisters left behind during reloading are physical objects within the game's engine. They can come into contact with and detonate explosives such as mines and mortar shells or grenades from the M-25 Rumbler and Obliterator Grenade Launcher.

The FLAM-40 Incinerator was re-balanced in Patch 7.00. The weapon now leave puddles when used.

Weapons
Sidearms	Assault rifles	LMGs	Shotguns	SMGs	Precision	Explosive	Laser tech	Arc tech
P-2 Peacemaker	AR-19 Liberator	MG-105 Stalwart^♦	SG-225 Breaker	SMG-45 Defender	LHO-63 Camper^♦	CR-9 Suppressor^♦	LAS-5 Scythe	AC-3 Arc Thrower
P-6 Gunslinger^♦	AR-22C Patriot		SG-8 Punisher	MP-98 Knight SMG	RX-1 Rail Gun	PLAS-1 Scorcher^♦	LAS-16 Sickle^♦	AC-5 Arc Shotgun^♦
FLAM-24 Pyro^♦	AR-20L Justice		DBS-2 Double Freedom	SMG-34 Ninja^♦	M2016 Constitution		LAS-12 Tanto^♦
PLAS-3 Singe^♦	AR-14D Paragon^♦						LAS-13 Trident
Heavy Weapons
MG-94 Machine Gun – MGX-42 Machine Gun – AC-22 Dum-Dum^♦ – LAS-98 Laser Cannon – FLAM-40 Incinerator – TOX-13 Avenger^♦ Obliterator Grenade Launcher – MLS-4X Commando^♦ – RL-112 Recoilless Rifle – EAT-17 – REC-6 Demolisher^♦ – M-25 Rumbler^♦

Helldivers Stratagems
Supply Stratagems	Resupply – REP-80 – AD-289 Angel^♦ – AD-334 Guard Dog^♦ – LIFT-850 Jump Pack – Resupply Pack – SH-20 Shield Generator Pack – SH-32 Directional Kinetic Shield^♦ MG-94 Machine Gun – MGX-42 Machine Gun – AC-22 Dum-Dum^♦ – LAS-98 Laser Cannon – FLAM-40 Incinerator – TOX-13 Avenger^♦ – Obliterator Grenade Launcher – MLS-4X Commando^♦ – RL-112 Recoilless Rifle – EAT-17 – REC-6 Demolisher^♦ – M-25 Rumbler^♦ EXO-44 Walker Exosuit – EXO-48 Obsidian Exosuit^♦ – EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit^♦ – M5 APC – M5-32 HAV – TD-110 Bastion^♦ – MC-109 Hammer Motorcycle^♦
Defensive Stratagems	A/AC-6 Tesla Tower – A/GL-8 Launcher Turret – A/MG-11 Minigun Turret – A/RX-34 Railcannon Turret – Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines – Airdropped Stun Mines – Anti-Personnel Barrier^♦ – AT-47 Anti-Tank Emplacement^♦ – Distractor Beacon – Humblebee UAV drone^♦ – Thunderer Smoke Round
Offensive Stratagems	Airstrike – Close Air Support^♦ – Heavy Strafing Run – Incendiary Bombs – Missile Barrage^♦ – Orbital Laser Strike – Railcannon Strike – Shredder Missile Strike – Sledge Precision Artillery^♦ – Static Field Conductors – Strafing Run – Thunderer Barrage – Vindicator Dive Bomb
Special Stratagems	Emergency Beacon – ME-1 Sniffer Metal Detector – NUX-223 Hellbomb – Reinforce

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 == Gameplay Tips ==
+* The FLAM-40 Incinerator is a combination area denial and anti-personnel weapon available early on, offering Helldivers both defensive and offensive capabilities on the move but its limited range forces users to fight in close quarters. Divers should aim to keep enemies towards the outer range of the Incinerator's flames to allow its damage over time to wear down enemies and allow enough time and room to escape if enemies get too close and avoid damaging themselves. Diving to prone immediately puts out any ongoing fire damage over time.
-* The Incinerator leaves small patches of burning ground at the end of its range (or when hitting an enemy or object), similar to the lasting fire effect from [[Incendiary Grenades]] and [[Incendiary Bombs]], though much smaller, and with shorter duration.
-** While the actual damage this deals is low, enemies still avoid it, making it possible to use this for area-denial.
-** When too close to an enemy or object, it is possible to damage yourself and set yourself on fire, even when not moving towards it.
+* Flamethrowers are surprisingly effective against crowds of enemies with low total health and little to no armor to negate damage, such as most [[The Illuminate|Illuminate]] units, [[Enemies#Enemy%20Roles|faction patrols]] and especially [[Cyborgs|Cyborg]] [[Grotesque|Grotesques]], however the Incinerator has a limited range comparable the [[AC-5 Arc Shotgun]]. [[Helldivers]] must exercise caution when using it against powerful melee units and crowds due to this shortcoming. Keep in mind that vehicles and enemies with heavy armor will block the stream of flames entirely.
-* The Incinerator is capable of damaging heavily armoured [[enemies]] (such as the [[Bugs|Bug]] [[Behemoth]] or [[Cyborgs|Cyborg]] [[Warlord]]) that would normally require anti-tank [[weapons]] or [[Stratagems]] to defeat. This relies on the small puddles setting the target on fire, dealing damage-over-time.
+* The Incinerator leaves patches of burning fuel at the end of its range or when hitting an enemy or object, similar to the lasting fire effect from [[Incendiary Grenades]], though smaller and only lasting five seconds. While the actual damage this deals is low, enemies will actively avoid it, making it possible to use this feature for improvised area denial.
-** [[Cyborgs|Cyborg]] [[Infantry Fighting Vehicle|IFVs]] cannot be set on fire by the Incinerator.
+** These patches are capable of damaging heavily armoured enemies (such as the [[Bugs|Bug]] [[Behemoth]] or [[Cyborgs|Cyborg]] [[Warlord]]) that would normally require anti-tank weapons or Stratagems to defeat. This relies on the puddles setting the target on fire, dealing damage-over-time. Cyborg [[Infantry Fighting Vehicle|IFVs]] cannot be set on fire by the Incinerator.
+* The Incinerator's actual damage per second is higher than its raw stats imply: it will deal continuous damage, its status effect's damage over time, and the damage over time of the burning fuel patches simultaneously as long as enemies are in contact with any of these damage sources.
-* Being set on fire can be mitigated by quickly going prone.
 ==Gallery==
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 incinerator.png|''FLAM-40 Incinerator''
 incinerator_f.png|''Helldiver using FLAM-40 Incinerator''
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 ==Notes==
 * The FLAM-40 Incinerator is likely named after the M240 Incinerator Unit used by the United States Colonial Marines in the 1986 James Cameron film ''Aliens''.
+*The fuel canisters left behind during reloading are physical objects within the game's engine. They can come into contact with and detonate explosives such as mines and mortar shells or grenades from the [[M-25 Rumbler]] and [[Obliterator Grenade Launcher]].
 * The FLAM-40 Incinerator was re-balanced in [http://arrowheadgamestudios.com/2019/10/announcing-helldivers-dive-harder Patch 7.00]. The weapon now leave puddles when used.