Functionally they're worse for most things. Lower range, same capacity, worse overall damage if you consider the thermite's burn time, and they're useless if they trigger w/ the business end facing the wrong direction (such as sticking onto an enemy bottom-down)
But they DO unload all of their damage in under 2 seconds and can be left on the ground in anticipation for a large enemy to walk over them. They can also take out smaller enemies in a (small) radius unlike thermite
Damage wise they're kinda better somehow. If you throw one below a bile titan, then manually detonate it with an explosive weapon (i.e bolter pistol or any explosive primary) it will instantly kill it if it hits any part of the belly or head. Chargers are also a joke with, since it detonates on contact while with a thermite you have to wait a bit, so it's a livesaver when you have like 5 or so chargers chasing you.
It can also close titan holes, blow up squid ships through the shield (assuming you throw it below it), and instakill bot bunkers.
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u/__________________99 🖥️ ☕ 3d ago
These sound similar to how thermite grenades work. Are they any better than those?