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Military Flame Thrower

Ranged weapon, Rare

A repair bench brings the Military Flame Thrower back from broken for 11 High Quality Metal, 20 Low Grade Fuel and 80 Metal Fragments.

Damage per second: 60, 90 on a player
Reach: 12 m
Tank: 150
A full tank lasts: 9.9s, at 15 a second
Reload: 3.5s
Draw: 1.1s

Damage is heat, for each second the flame stays on its target. The tank holds Low Grade Fuel.

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Military Flame Thrower stats

Damage per second: 60, 90 on a player
Reach: 12 m
Fuel burnt: 15 a second
A full tank lasts: 9.9s
Fire before it breaks: 5 minutes

What the Military Flame Thrower is looted from

Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Military Flame Thrower, most likely first

From	Chance	Amount
Heavy Scientist with Flamethrower	20%	1

Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.

Every loot container, each with its own page

Military Flame Thrower repair cost

Repair bench, from broken: 11 High Quality Metal,
20 Low Grade Fuel,
80 Metal Fragments

Needs the blueprint: No
Max condition lost: 20% from broken, less on lighter damage
Max condition: 300

A repair bench charges 20% of the item’s recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn. A component in the recipe is charged as the first ingredient of its own recipe instead, or not at all when it has no recipe.

Military Flame Thrower recycling

What the Military Flame Thrower gives back in each recycler

Recycler	Efficiency	You get
Red recycler	75%	3 Empty Propane Tank, 26 + 25% High Quality Metal, 75 Low Grade Fuel, 6 Metal Pipe
Green recycler (powered)	60%	2 + 40% Empty Propane Tank, 21 High Quality Metal, 60 Low Grade Fuel, 4 + 80% Metal Pipe
Green recycler	50%	2 Empty Propane Tank, 17 + 50% High Quality Metal, 50 Low Grade Fuel, 4 Metal Pipe
Yellow recycler	40%	1 + 60% Empty Propane Tank, 14 High Quality Metal, 40 Low Grade Fuel, 3 + 20% Metal Pipe

The Military Flame Thrower breaks down into Empty Propane Tank, High Quality Metal, Low Grade Fuel and Metal Pipe.

A recycler takes one at a time.

Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “26 + 25%” means 26 every time and a 25% chance of one more.

Military Flame Thrower stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust

In Rust, Military Flame Thrower is a ranged weapon in the Weapons category (item ID #703057617, console shortname military flamethrower). Sustained ignition deals 60 fire damage per second out to a 12-meter range. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.

A Military grade flamethrower. Uses low grade fuel as ammunition.

Acquisition profile (game files): Uncraftable in vanilla Rust (1 loot tables, 0 downstream recipes)
Monument recycling yield: Radtown green units return 50% of ingredients (5s cycle), beating 40% yellow safe-zone units by +25%
Bench repair & durability cap: Full repair costs 11 High Quality Metal, 20 Low Grade Fuel and 80 Metal Fragments (zero rare bodies) while capping max condition by 20%
Conveyor & sorting profile: Filter by shortname military flamethrower in Industrial Conveyors for automated box sorting

Military Flame Thrower crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust

In Rust, Military Flame Thrower has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 1 world loot tables read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.

How Military Flame Thrower compares to related weapons in Rust

When comparing Military Flame Thrower against related weapons in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.

Weapon	Damage	Fire Rate	Sustained DPS	Workbench / Source	Blueprint (Node / Path)
Military Flame Thrower	Special	Single-shot	Special	Military crate / Vendor	Uncraftable
LR-300 Assault Rifle	40 dmg	500 RPM	160.4 DPS	Military crate / Vendor	Uncraftable
Semi-Automatic Rifle	40 dmg	343 RPM	91.1 DPS	Workbench Level 2	60 node / 930 path
MP5A4	37.5 dmg	600 RPM	163 DPS	Workbench Level 3	120 node / 420 path

Frequently asked questions about Military Flame Thrower in Rust

What are the damage, fire rate, and range stats of the Military Flame Thrower in Rust?

The Military Flame Thrower deals 60 heat damage per second (90 on players) out to 12 m in Rust, burning fuel from a 150-unit tank that lasts 9.9 seconds per fill before requiring a reload. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 703057617 across 85 weapons.

Which crates drop the Military Flame Thrower in Rust?

The Military Flame Thrower drops from 1 container and NPC loot table in Rust, led by Heavy Scientist with Flamethrower (20% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.

What does the Military Flame Thrower recycle into in Rust?

The Military Flame Thrower recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 2 Empty Propane Tanks, 17 High Quality Metal plus a 50% chance of one more, 50 Low Grade Fuel and 4 Metal Pipes. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 703057617 across 85 weapons.

How long does the Military Flame Thrower take to despawn in Rust?

Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the Military Flame Thrower despawns after 40 minutes by default. Picking it back up into an inventory or placing it inside a storage container resets the ground despawn timer, which the server determines by item rarity tier.

What is the item ID for the Military Flame Thrower in Rust?

The Military Flame Thrower has 32-bit signed item ID 703057617 and shortname military flamethrower in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Weapons category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).

What is the give command for the Military Flame Thrower in Rust?

Server administrators in Rust spawn the Military Flame Thrower in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give military flamethrower 1 or inventory.giveid 703057617 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.