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Peruvian forces employed napalm throughout the 1960s against both communist insurgents and the Matsés indigenous group; four prominent Matsés villages were bombed during the 1964 Matsés massacres. [34] From 1968–1978, Rhodesia produced a variant of napalm for use in the Rhodesian Bush War, [35] nicknamed Frantan (short for "frangible tank ...
It was created by the Standard Oil Development Company, whose work was funded by the Office of Scientific Research and Development. [1] They were nicknamed "Tokyo calling cards". [2] The M69 was a plain steel pipe with a hexagonal cross section 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter and 20 inches (510 mm) long. It weighed about 6 pounds (2.7 kg). [3]
Napalm however, became an intrinsic element of US military action during the Vietnam War as forces made increasing use of it for its tactical and psychological effects. Reportedly about 388,000 tons of US napalm bombs were dropped in the region between 1963 and 1973, compared to 32,357 tons used over three years in the Korean War, and 16,500 ...
“The Stringer” is a potent human story of daunting cultural resonance. But like all conspiracy scenarios, what it exerts is the cleansing fascination of reality laid bare.
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. Early thermal weapons, which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories, were employed in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approximately the 8th century BC until the mid-16th century AD).
They found that mixing an aluminum soap powder of NAphthene and PALMitate (hence na-palm), also known as napthenic and palmitic acids, with gasoline produced a brownish sticky syrup that burned more slowly than raw gasoline, and hence was much more effective at igniting one's target. The napalm was mixed in varying concentrations of 6% (for ...
Image credits: Tragedytheone #5. Worked in LE for a long while. Escorted an inmate to court for his dismemberment and murder charges trial. He chose to represent himself.
Calling Jessica Simpson ‘Sexual Napalm’ In the same Playboy interview, Mayer shared his unfiltered thoughts about his romance with Simpson. The pair dated from 2006 to 2007.