User:Impurest Cheese/Type 421 Chemical Sprayer


 * The Type 421 Chemical Sprayer is a Brute Flamethrower that was used against infantry in close combat situations as well as demolishing buildings.

History

 * The Type 421 Chemical Sprayer first came into being as a land clearance weapon. Used for clearing paths for infantry through thick forest it was not used in close combat as the Brutes preferred to use bayonets instead. After encountering the flood and seeing the effectiveness of the M7057/Defoliant Projector the brutes decided to use the Chemical Sprayer in combat. First used in the 3rd Battle of Harvest the weapon would be attached to vehicles as well as an infantry weapon.

Ammunition Type

 * The Type 421 Chemical Sprayer uses the flammable gas LP21which occurs in large quantities on the Brute home world Dosiac. The gas is housed in a titanium/carbon alloy canister and forced out of the nozzle in an aerosol form. As it is forced out of the weapon the extreme flammability of the gas in an oxygen rich environment a jet of fire is produced.


 * The fire produced by the Type 421 Chemical Sprayer is hot enough to disable power armor and strip energy shields as well as being able to reduce flesh and bone into ash with a moderate amount of fire being applied. The fire also has the uncanny ability to melt through metals making it an effective weapon to demolish structures. The Type 421 Chemical Sprayer is less effective against vehicles due to their almost constant movement putting out the fire as well as superior range to the flamethrower.

Usage

 * The Type 421 Chemical Sprayer is found in infantry portable versions as well as larger types attached to vehicles. The smaller infantry version is sometimes used by Grunt Heavies but is mainly found in the hands of Brute Hazmat Troopers. Mostly deployed against the flood or in enclosed spaces the Type 421 Chemical Sprayer is rarely seen on open battlefields.


 * The Vehicle mounted version is found on the Type 55 Land Clearance Vehicle, Type 70 Mining Transport and the URF M342 Close Combat Vehicle to repel infantry. In addition the fire from the Chemical Sprayer can weaken an enemy tank’s armor making it much easier for infantry to destroy the targeted vehicle. The Type 55 Land Clearance Vehicle also uses the Type 421 Chemical Sprayer to carve a path through enemy fortifications.

Character Compatibility

 * Spartans
 * Brutes

UNSC Remarks

 * “The Type 421 Chemical Sprayer is a nasty weapon. I never hope to see a weapon like that again”


 * “I fired at a Brute carrying a Chemical Sprayer. The shot ignited gas canister the whole area with fire. I never found any remains of that poor foxtrot”

Trivia

 * The Type 421 Chemical Sprayer follows the trend of Brute Weaponry being better then Covenant Weaponry at combating the flood.


 * Like the Type 55 Land Clearance Vehicle the Chemical Sprayer was a pre Covenant Weapon used for clearing forests.