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Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Napalm

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Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Tonight I shall mainly be mixing vaseline with petrol and dropping it onto the gooks

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Napalm is the name given to any of a number of flammable liquids used in warfare, often jellied gasoline. Napalm is actually the thickener in such liquids, which when mixed with gasoline makes a sticky incendiary gel. Developed by the U.S. in World War II by a team of Harvard chemists led by Louis Fieser, its name is a portmanteau of the names of its original ingredients, coprecipitated aluminium salts of naphthenic and palmitic acids. These were added to the flammable substance to cause it to gel.[1]

One of the major problems of early incendiary fluids was that they splashed and drained too easily. The U.S. found that a gasoline gel increased both the range and effectiveness of flamethrowers, but was difficult to manufacture because it used natural rubber, which was in high demand and expensive. Napalm provided a far cheaper alternative, solving the issues involved with rubber-based incendiaries.[1]

Modern napalm is composed primarily of benzene and polystyrene, and is known as napalm-B.[1]

Napalm 877 was used in flamethrowers and bombs by the U.S. and Allied forces, to increase effectiveness of flammable liquids. The substance is formulated to burn at a specific rate and adhere to materials. Napalm is mixed with gasoline in various proportions to achieve this. Another useful (and dangerous) effect, primarily involving its use in bombs, was that napalm "rapidly deoxygenates the available air" as well as creating large amounts of carbon monoxide causing suffocation. Napalm bombs were notably used in the Vietnam War.[1] Lesser known is the first defensive use of napalm during the Korean War at Outpost Harry on the night of June 10/11, 1953.

Though napalm was a 20th century invention, it is part of a long history of incendiary materials in warfare. Historically however, liquids were primarily used (see Greek fire). An infantry-based flammable liquid fuel weapon, the flamethrower, was introduced in World War I by the Germans, variations of which were soon developed by other nations in the conflict.[1]

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Originally posted by andy1868
I wish i had torque, then my enemies would fear me

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Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Farrrrrrrrrking phone's just broke!

Keypad won't work but touch screen buttons do K850i is usually the opposite way around!

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Originally posted by andy1868
131lbs/ft

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