incendiary bombs
Flame-spreading munitions dropped
Incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires rather than to destroy by explosion.
They contain flammable materials—historically thermite, napalm, or white phosphorus—that ignite on impact and spread fire across a wide area.
Military forces have used incendiary bombs extensively in warfare to burn buildings, infrastructure, and vegetation.
The term sometimes appears in discussions of arson or terrorism when improvised devices are used to start deliberate fires.
- napalmFlammable gel for bombs
- thermitePyrotechnic metal powder compound
- firebombingAssault using flame weapons
- Greek fireByzantine incendiary naval weapon
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
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- Munitionsbombs, missiles, bullets, ordnance, warheads
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- RAFRAF, Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Battle of Britain
incendiary bombsfragmentation bombs
Weapons dispersing deadly shrapnel
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Devices for dousing flames
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