Reasoning that a sheet of flame is one of the best ways of making sure
the enemy stays well away, engineer Sydney Haskins of the Royal
Ordnance Works perfected his flamethrower design with the Mark III. It
is nicknamed the ‘Ricardo’ after his Italian
who had the unenviable task of livetesting Haskin’s designs! The Mark
III was a resounding success, and was quickly issued to the Britannian
infantry regiments. In battle, the flamethrower operators shelter amid
the ranks of the riflemen