Napalm bomb

NP Abbr for Napalm. Aluminum soap in powder form, used to gelatinize oil or gasoline for use in Napalm bombs or flame throwers. See also Ml, M2 Sc M4 thickeners... 

Heat (a) Incendiary devices (Flame thrower fuels, Napalm bombs) (b) Igniters (a) For setting fire to combustible targets. (b) For producing intense heat for ignition of subsequent train of formulations and propellants. 

Napalm was developed in 1942 in the USA and used in bombs and flame throwers. The term napalm originated from naphthalene and palmitate. It was used heavily in the World War II and the Vietnam War. An earlier form was used in the World War 1, bnt the substance was not so effective as it bnmed out too quickly after igniting the targets. The latter form of napalm, however, burned more slowly and could be propelled over greater distances than gasoline bombs. It sticks on the surfaces upon contact. It also adheres to human body and continues to bum tenaciously causing horrendous bums. Napalm bombs may broadly be classified under the following three types ... 

Used in collaboration with regular incendiary and HE bombs, the napalm bomb burned cities and towns in Burma and China whose wooden buildings housed supplies for Japanese operations. For example, the Fourteenth Air Force struck Paoching with Myo and M69 incendiary bombs and demolition and napalm bombs. In this particular... 

You can place Magnesium powder + Aluminium (Al) powder and iron powder and foam and also Phosphorous. If you use a lot quantity of Phosphorous. It called Phosphorous. Napalm bomb and it fires itself. 

Giua, after giving a general description of incendiaries (including Napalm) used during WWII in aerial bombs, lists on p 414 the following incendiaries patented in Italy after WWII ... 

AN-M-69 Bomb. An incendiary bomb, weighing 6.2 lb used in WW II. It was filled with either Napalm Filling (Napalm 9, gasoline 91%) or IM Filling [isoburylmetacrylate polymer 5.0, fatty acids (such as stearic) 2.5, naphthenic acid 2.5, aq 40% NaOH soln 3-0 gasoline 87%]... 

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