Leaf, incendiary

M. E. Barker, USP 2558726 (1951) CA 45, 9864 (1951) describes an incendiary device consisting of a mass of NC in the form of a disc, or leaf, with a hollow center filled with white P and sealed with a material such as gelled Na silicate. The disc is stored under water, or in atmosphere of saturated steam. When exposed to air the coating of silicate loses its water of gellation thus making it porous. Air then penetrates through the pores and causes... 

An example of a munition that was standardized but never employed is the incendiary leaf, developed in 1941-42 by the CWS and the Celanese Corporation of America. It was intended for dry grain fields, forests, thatched roofs, and other targets that would burn easily. As with the 4-pound magnesium bomb, the idea came from the British. Leaves were made in the form of disks, eight inches in diameter, one-fourth of an inch thick, and composed of pyroxylin. One type had pellets of white phosphorus attached to it, embedded in a putty-like material. When containers... 

While the incendiary leaf and city slicker were unusual, they were no match in this respect for the bat incendiary. This bomb was conceived on the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Lytle S. Adams, a dental surgeon from Pennsylvania, was returning from a visit to Carlsbad... 

James S. Carson, WP Incendiary Bomb M2 (Leaf). TDMR 482, 17 Dec 42. (2) Red Phosphorus Incendiary Bomb Ml (Leaf)- TDMR 484, 23 D 42. (5) C O C Item 354, Bomb, Incendiary, Leaf, 22 Jul 41. (4) CWTC Item 598, Withdrawal of Military Requirement for Incendiary Leaves, 24 Nov 42. 

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