The Flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire. This weapon has appeared in every Grand Theft Auto game since the first Grand Theft Auto 1, except in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. It is classified as a Heavy Weapon in the later editions. The Grand Theft Auto III rendition of the flamethrower is based somewhat on the US Army M2 Flamethrower, albeit lacking a backpack fuel tank, and adopting a rifle-like design. The renditions after GTA III are not based on any known flamethrower design, but they may be homebuilt.
Effects
The flamethrower can do damage over a large area. Any vehicles or pedestrians will be instantly set on fire within range. Most pedestrians usually die when lit on fire and only the healthiest car will survive the fire. Fire can be put out by the fire hose on a Firetruck or, in GTA San Andreas, with a Fire Extinguisher. Special vehicles that are fireproofed will be immune from damage from the flamethrower. It is one of the two only weapons that can destroy a Rhino.
The flames from the flamethrower will only damage vehicles and pedestrians. In GTA San Andreas only, the flames can be created on the ground and can spread, making the fire extremely hard to put out if one is started with the flamethrower, even if only one little flame was made to start out with. The flames on the ground will not affect pedestrians but can affect vehicles and the player. If a pedestrian catches on fire, the pedestrian will usually run wildly until his or her death.
If you activate the flame thrower in front of a mirror, the fire will not show up on it.
Right set of stairs at the Loonies’ garage two blocks north of the Fruitbat car shop (Sunnyside) (19,5 35,5 4)
Inside the yen-shaped building east of the Funabashi car shop (Funabashi) (114,5 165,5 3)
Southwest corner of the Downtown District, west end of Ukita (Ukita) (3,5 240,5 2)
Go to the courtyard at the southeast corner of the Zaibatsu HQ, close to the entrance. Use the stairs there and make your way through the elevated ledge. Jump over the gap at its end and use the stairs to reach a courtyard (Omnitron) (240,5 127,5 3)
Get a fast car and go to the Avalon police station. Enter it from its west side, then turn north and hit the ramp. Aim carefully towards the ledge north of it (Avalon) (156,5 80,5 5)
Church east of the Shiroto car shop (Avalon) (73,5 135,5 2)
Go to the street west of the cathedral. Follow it on south direction. It will turn east, take the first street to south, and then the second to west. Follow the east hallway over a metal platform. At the end you'll see a gap leading to a courtyard. Go up the stairs and find the small courtyard at the north side (Altamount) (172,5 174,5 4)
Behind some crates at the east section of Flotsam docks (Flotsam) (252,2 245,2 2)
Z-shaped platform in the middle of the Zaibatsu Village (The Village) (207,5 24,5 4)
Warehouses at the south side of the southernmost street of the Residential Street, a bit west of the Scientist Research Center (Largo) (171,5 252,5 2)
Go to the Belmont car shop. Follow the road on its east side towards north and take the first street on east direction. Turn north, then east again. When it turns south, take the alley on its west side (Belmont) (36,5 171,5 2)
Dropped by Scientists with 5 negative respect bars
Head to the pier east of the Lubyanka Docks car shop and hit the ramp on its west side with a car (Lubyanka Docks) (168,5 3,5 2)
Walk a bit southeast of the Tabernacle car shop (Maharishi) (242,5 167 2)
Stone platform northwest of Heavenly Radio (Vedic Temple) (210,5 214,5 5)
West of the conveyor belt located north of the army base (Narayana) (130,5 234,5 2)
Small garden northwest of the army base (Narayana) (123,5 236 2)
West side of the building east of the Zaibatsu cranes (Sennora) (27,5 144,5 2)
Building southeast of Bayano station (Bayano) (107 183,5 2)
Take the last street towards west before you enter Mad Island. Follow it until its end and you'll reach an area with a container. Look for the boxes at the south side (Tedium) (9,5 88,5 2)
Harwood, Portland - On roof of the Head Radio building. It will be on a block-like object which can only be reached by jumping off the elevated train tracks.
Hideouts - Available after extinguishing total 20 cumulative fires on each island, 60 total, in the Firefightervehicle mission.
GTA Vice City
Starfish Island - In the swimming pool of the Rockstar House northwest of the Mansion.
Viceport, Vice City Mainland - By the building near the road in the southwest part of Viceport, south of the Viceport Pay 'n' Spray. From the Viceport Pay 'n' Spray, head south along the road. As you near the road curve going east, you should see the weapon icon to your right.