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The Finnish perfected the design and tactical use of the petrol bomb. The fuel for the Molotov cocktail was refined to a slightly sticky mixture of alcohol, kerosene, tar, and potassium chlorate. Further refinements included the attachment of wind-proof matches or a phial of chemicals that would ignite on breakage, thereby removing the need to ...
The chassis of a civilian Land Rover 109 station wagon was used. Underneath the standard aluminium roof a second roof, fabricated from armoured steel, was installed. This provided overhead protection from gunfire, petrol bombs and IEDs. Large plates of ballistic steel were bolted to the sides of the vehicle, which wrapped around the rear pillar ...
A vehicle-borne IED, or VBIED, is a military term for a car bomb or truck bomb but can be any type of transportation such as a bicycle, motorcycle, donkey (DBIED [16]), etc. They are typically employed by insurgents, in particular ISIS, [citation needed] and can carry a relatively large payload. They can also be detonated from a remote location.
Officers found the remains of socks – used as wicks to light the bombs – so visited local shops and petrol stations in the area to search CCTV footage of people buying these items.
A man who threw a petrol bomb at a house in Boston in a revenge attack has been jailed. Christopher Murton, 37, was caught on CCTV as he lit the gin bottle and aimed it at a property in Ingelow ...
Car bomb in Iraq, made up of a number of artillery shells concealed in the back of a pickup truck. Car bombs are effective weapons as they are an easy way to transport a large number of explosives to a target. A car bomb also produces copious shrapnel, or flying debris, and secondary damage to bystanders and buildings. In recent years, car ...
The pink Volkswagen 1969 Rear Load Beach Bomb got such a big price tag because it was a prototype and never went to market. This is just one of two cars like it in existence. Talk about a hot ...
The Goliath tracked mine (German: Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath, "Goliath Light Charge Carrier") was a series of two unmanned ground vehicles used by the German Army as disposable demolition vehicles during World War II.