Molotov cocktails
Bottle-based firebombs
Molotov cocktails is the plural of Molotov cocktail, an improvised incendiary weapon made from a glass bottle filled with flammable liquid, with a cloth wick that is lit before throwing.
The bottle shatters on impact, spreading burning fuel.
Named mockingly after Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov during the 1939 Finnish-Soviet war, the weapon became emblematic of guerrilla resistance and street protest: Rioters hurled Molotov cocktails at police.
- firebombsExplosive weapons causing fires
- riotsViolent public disturbances
- protest violenceAggression at demonstrations
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
kerosene · fuel mixture · petrol bombs · glass bottle · lighter fluid · matches · guerrilla warfare · resistance movements · wick · ignition source · Finland · rag · ethanol · incendiary · sabotage · civil unrest · street fighting · revolutionary tactics
- riotsuprising, unrest, mob, mobs, looting
- 1956 HungaryHungarian Revolution, 1956, freedom fighters, Soviet invasion, Soviet tanks
Molotov cocktailsguided missiles
Self-directing explosive projectiles
smart bombs · cruise missiles · ballistic missiles · drones · artillery shells
Molotov cocktailsfire extinguishers
Devices for dousing flames
sprinkler systems · fire blankets · fire retardant · fire hoses · firefighting foam
Molotov cocktailswhite flags
Surrender signals
peace signs · olive branches · flowers · candles · sit-ins