The article analyzes the design features of existing flamethrowers of former Soviet Union, Russian and foreign manufacture. It is determined that the infantry rocket flamethrower can perform only a single action. A flamethrower consists of a disposable container - launcher with an aiming device in which a thermobaric warhead and a jet engine are mounted, which are separated during the shot. The shot is carried out using a launching machine attached to the disposable container - launcher. The selection of an analogue product that meets the requirements for an advanced domestic flamethrower in terms of tactical and technical characteristics was made. Analysis of the design of existing systems showed that the closest to the conditions of the technical - development requirements in terms of technical and weight-and-dimensional characteristics is RPO-A "Shmel", thus it was chosen as a prototype during the development of a domestic infantry flamethrower. The main features of the damage effects are analyzed. The main adverse factors of thermobaric warheads are determined. They are: maximum pressure, shock-wave velocity, action time of excess pressure. In the process of designing a new rocket flamethrower in order to increase the adverse factors indicators, the following decisions were made: to use nitrate ester with a lower oxygen balance, incapable of detonation transformation - isoamyl nitrite; to use an explosive of bursting charge with a higher detonation rate - okfol. Experimental studies have confirmed that the developed infantry rocket flamethrower does not rank below the world analogues, and in terms of particular characteristics (damage effects) even exceeds those analogues.

In modern conditions of hostilities, informativity plays an important role in both defense and offensive operations. Most of the information, including technical, passes through optical systems. Optoelectronic and infrared devices, missile homing heads, the human eye in their structure have optics with different coefficients. A light pulse of different levels makes a negative impact on optical systems decreasing data throughput. One of the possible types of impact on personnel in order to disorient enemy troops and disable optical surveillance and sighting systems is the use of light emission. Light emission can negatively affect the system of visual perception and cause the deterioration of information processing efficiency, so it can be used as a factor for the destruction of enemy personnel. In the process of impact by light emission on the system of visual perception, the phenomenon of after-effect is possible. It consists in the process of adaptation of the system of visual perception to the perception of information after exposure to bright light emission. The visual center of the brain plays a major role in the adaptation processes, so a human can see the transitions of the brightness of the adaptive background. The longest adaptation time occurs when exposed to blue and white light. The increase in the area of receptive fields leads to a decrease in the resolving capabilities of the system of visual perception and affects the effectiveness of the combat task in terms of target recognition and sighting. The main intense light emission impact factors on the enemy’s personnel are: psychological effect (disorientation and distraction) which is manifested in the temporary cessation of task execution, which relates to the unexpected emergence of bright emission; impairment of visual function (when intense bright light emission blocks the system of visual perception; temporary loss of vision; disorientation and epileptic attacks.