So if you want an effect in front of the ship, it would appear, stay a short amount of time, and dissappear. It’s advantage would be spread/area coverage, it’s disadvantage range. Basically it is a melee attack.
The more comments I read about space flamethrowers, the more I understand what players would expect. Thank you for your activity.
A flamethrower in games in the popular understanding is really something for close combat and mass destruction.