napalm bomb
Jellied gasoline munition
A napalm bomb is an incendiary weapon that disperses napalm—a sticky, flammable gel—over a wide area upon detonation.
The burning gel adheres to surfaces and skin, making it devastating against personnel and structures.
Napalm bombs gained notoriety during the Vietnam War, where their use against civilians became a symbol of the conflict's brutality: The village was hit with napalm bombs.
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- firebombExplosive causing flames
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
- jungle warfareArmed conflict in dense forest
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
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- Explosivesdynamite, grenade, TNT, C-4, land mine
- arsonarson, arsonist, arson investigator, arson investigation, attempted arson
napalm bombfragmentation bomb
Explosive designed to scatter shrapnel
bunker buster · depth charge · nuclear bomb · chemical weapon · biological weapon
napalm bombhumanitarian aid
Crisis relief for sufferers
relief supplies · care package · food drop · medical supplies · fire blanket
napalm bombfire extinguisher
Portable flame suppression device
fire retardant · water bomb · fire suppression · firefighting foam · ice
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