Dwarf Fire Throwers The fire thrower is a smaller version of the deadly flame cannon, wrought by more experimental Dwarf Engineers. It is fuelled by the run-off from the beers yielded by the numerous brewhouses of Bugman and his Brewmasters. This rough chemical mixture is highly volatile and when exposed to a flame produces explosive results. Whilst not as powerful as a Flame Cannon and shorter of range, it is still a dangerous weapon, whose terrifying effects can send enemies fleeing for their lives.
The Fire Thrower shoots in exactly the same way as a Flame Cannon (see page 15 of the Dwarf army book), except it has no range, just roll the artillery dice.
It follows all of the special rules for this war machine. Note that any unit suffering casualties from a Fire Thrower must take an immediate Panic test.
Because the Fire Thrower is lighter and easier to operate, any Fire Thrower charged by the enemy may choose stand and shoot as a charge reaction, just as if it were a conventional missile unit.
However, the weapon is also highly temperamental, more so even than the Flame Cannon. If you ever roll a misfire on the artillery dice reduce the roll on the misfire table by -1.
Furthermore, when shooting at the Fire Thrower, because the weapon is relatively small, any shots will always hit the crew - there is no need to randomise. Once both crew members are dead the Fire Thrower is removed (but note that it can operate normally with just one crewman).
