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[General] Would flame throwers work on force fields?

Every different sci-fi universe has a different kind of force field, but take something like a "kinetic barrier" since fire is is mostly thermal energy wouldn't it just pass right through? 

Is there any universe that uses flame throwers as an effective way to pass through force fields?
gpt
Well, the tricky thing there is that a flamethrower doesn't really throw fire.  Rather it throws a burning fuel source, which is an object with kinetic force.  

So, all else being equal, the heat from the fire would probably pass through a kinetic barrier type, but the fuel itself would splash off the shield, making it somewhat unlikely anything behind the shield would actually ignite.