Flamespewer

The Flamespewer was an incendiary weapon developed during the Great Galactic War that was used by the Republic and Barbarian forces heavily. The weapon utilized tibanna, in its liquid form, to fuel the weapon. It was deemed by many troops to be too dangerous to effectively use during the Great Galactic War, and would continue to hold that opinion until the Republic forces created a smaller, more efficient and safer version that housed compressed tibanna gas rather than the tibanna liquid. The liquid was highly flammable and could create large plumes of "liquid fire" which, if contacted by the skin of most sentient beings, would adhere strongly and cause severe burns. The gas is expelled through the gun assembly by its own pressure and is ignited at the exit of the barrel through a sensory ignition, a sensor that would trigger an ignition sequence. Republic forces would use it on jungle or forested worlds to clear away foliage, while Barbarians would use it almost exclusively for military reasons. It was not until the Star Wars that the weapon would be miniaturized and encased in armor on the backs of troopers; before then the troops would use open backed and large tanks which would cause many accidents during the war due to stray blaster fire or lightsaber damage. The weapon saw heavy use during the Battle of Corellia and Saleucami. The weapon would see a reduced role during the Star Wars and was almost phased out after. Smaller, lighter flamespewers were used by Jetpack troopers. Those used a guantlet sleeve and the jetpack's fuel to power the weapon rather than the more explosive and dangerous tibanna.