Firebombing - Wikipedia Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire, caused by incendiary devices, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs In popular usage, any act in which an incendiary device is used to initiate a fire is often described as a "firebombing"
Incendiary device - Wikipedia Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires They may destroy structures or sensitive equipment using fire, and sometimes operate as anti-personnel weaponry
Incendiary bomb | military technology | Britannica Incendiary bombs are of two main types The burning material of the intensive type is thermite, a mixture of aluminum powder and iron oxide that burns at a very high temperature The casing of such a bomb is composed of magnesium, a metal that itself burns…
Firebombing | Military Wiki | Fandom Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire, caused by incendiary devices, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs
What is a firebomb? - Answers A fire bomb is a thin-skinned container of fuel gel designed for use against dug-in troops, supply installations, wooden structures, and land convoys Fire bombs rupture upon impact and spread
ALLIED FIREBOMBING ON HAMBURG, DRESDEN, AND TOKYO - Computer Science The three main instances of incendiary warfare in WWII began in Hamburg in 1943 and followed by Dresden and Tokyo in 1945 The idea of “area bombing,” or as some cynically state, “city killing,” was a new concept to warfare, with the aim of destroying large areas, indiscriminate of population industry etc