Why bring flamethrowers?

Fire or a device to create fire yes. No a flamethrower. A device to cut through stuff yes...just not an axe. Doesn't matter really, the film is gonna be awesome anyway.....maybe David will be watching Forbiden Planet?

How does the motion tracker work? It detects micro changes in air density. Micro changes in air density my ass, it detects sound waves!

Allinamberclad? What? Meaningless? What??

Well they're reliable as axes are, they don't cost much to make compared to guns and legally there is nothing really regulating this : "The use of flame weapons, such as Fougasse, the M202A1 Flash, white phosphorous, thermobaric, and other incendiary agents, against military targets is not a violation of current international law. They should not, however, be employed to just cause unnecessary suffering to individuals." ref: -http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/incendiary-legal.htm However this is stupid if used in space; a fire on board is the last thing you want, as air is precious but on planets with an atmosphere, where carbon based life forms thrive, I'd go with a flame thrower, than rather wasting an already limited stash of bullets. As for the fire axe, it's an economical and practical way to break glass, cut through certain plastics without creating a fire (lasers might be good outside the ship, but once inside you don't want to start a fire).

Flamethrowers on an Oxygen enriched space ship?? KABOOM!!!!

Fire is one of the mosr destructive forces, a fire can be used to clean up any contamination. Like if you wanted to wipe out a bio organism or most living things even most bacteria then fire does the trick most of the times. Weyland lists it use as a decontamination device.

A Ax is a VERY useful thing to have around. Exp if it been properly treated so you can use the blunt side without causing metal flaking. As for the flamethrower, A) its highly unlikely they are using a oxygen enriched air. B) Flame is great for getting rid of biologicals. And finally. [img]http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/128/623/kill-it-with-fire-demotivational-poster-1235695993.jpg[/img]

Yes BigDave, but you don't need a flamethrower to use fire.

@Huestess Okay well banned from usE 'voluntarily' by US Miltary . As in not used as a 'weapon' during military action. Point being that they aren't used as weapons by Combat Teams due to there being more effective, less cumbersome weapons available. There presence on the ship would make sense if they had an original use other than to be a weapon.

Exactly TexasDeathTip (is that a name for your genitalia?)! Those flamethrowers look like they were designed to kill Xeno's baby...Yeah!

@Dave_b "Exactly TexasDeathTip (is that a name for your genitalia?)!" Holy Crap I forgot to change that back . . . That was a drunken typo. . .

It's simples, decomtamination of the vehicles when they come back to the ship from excursions.

This movie has rubber flying killer cobras in it and you have a problem with flamethrowers seeming a bit unrealistic?

Just make sure you wrap that rascal Tex:O)

well, if you can think of a slower, more painful way to kill something, you let me know.

[i][b]"It's simples, decomtamination of the vehicles when they come back to the ship from excursions."[/b][/i] Why can't they decontaminate in a scaled up method similar method to how they do the people? Also it's unlikely a flamethrower would reach every nook and cranny of a vehicle (underneath, behind wheels, etc.)

A flamethrower on a spaceship is probably better than a gun which could pierce the hull and cause decompression. A flamethrower on the other hand will just burn up all that precious oxygen causing you to suffocate. But at least that multi million pound ship will still be intact.

It's a "portable Decontamination Pack, not a flamethrower. Check the Weyland website - corporate timeline, in 2059 it's introduced: "Weyland introduces unique expedition security apparatus able to decontaminate indoor and outdoor environments. Apparatus mines surrounding air for flammable compounds, making it ultra light-weight as well as self-replenishing."

Thank Ridley there is at least an attempt to justify the flamethrower etc...

Fire needs oxygen. Explore team wears helmets/ suite via atleast first trip. Making atmosphere seems unfriendly. Oxygen? A gaseous atmosphere say meth gas could be explosive, but maybe not without oxygen. So would equipment even work if no oxygen. Seems kind off. I wouldn't think they would over look a basic