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US Air Force Douglas A-1E Skyraider dropping a 100-pound (45 kg) M47 white phosphorus bomb on a Viet Cong position in South Vietnam in 1966. White phosphorus munitions are weapons that use one of the common allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus is used in smoke, illumination, and incendiary munitions, and is commonly ...
Smoke and novelty items; Multi-shot aerial devices, or "cakes" Firecracker packs. Although some firecracker items may be called "M-80s", "M-1000s", "Cherry bombs" or "Silver Salutes" by the manufacturer, they must contain less than 50 milligrams of flash or other explosive powder in order to be legally sold to consumers in the United States ...
The protocol prohibits, in all circumstances, making the civilian population as such, individual civilians or civilian objects, the object of attack by any weapon or munition which is primarily designed to set fire to objects or to cause burn injury to persons through the action of flame, heat or a combination thereof, produced by a chemical reaction of a substance delivered on the target.
The first time incendiary ammunition was widely used was in World War I, more specifically in 1916. At the time, phosphorus was the primary ingredient in the incendiary charge and ignited upon firing, leaving a trail of blue smoke. These early forms were also known as "smoke tracers" because of this. Though deadly, the effective range of these ...
Firework laws in Whatcom County can vary in each city.
A 17th century fire or light ball from Veste Coburg, Germany. 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. Incendiaries utilize materials such as napalm ...
Consumer fireworks. A selection of consumer-grade fireworks - rockets, artillery shells, smoke balls, and others. Consumer fireworks are fireworks sold for use by the general public. They are generally weaker in explosive power than the fireworks used in professional displays. A sparkler firework lit by a candle.
The modern smoke bomb was created in 1848, by the British inventor Robert Yale. [citation needed] He developed 17th-century Chinese-style fireworks and later modified the formula to produce more smoke for a longer period. Colored smoke devices use a formula that consists of an oxidizer (typically potassium nitrate, KNO 3), a fuel (generally ...