[fontoon]

how is willie pete nasty stuff, what makes it more nasty than other smoke incendiaries

[Mr. Jeeves]

how is willie pete nasty stuff, what makes it more nasty than other smoke incendiaries

It sticks to your skin while it's burning and you can't get it off. It can be an effective anti-personnel weapon, not unlike napalm. We've been using the stuff since WWII - it's taken until now for the MSM to discover how "horrible" it is.

[PeteB570]

White phosphorous burns on contact with air. Smoke is just a chemical reaction that produces smoke.

If you get a chunk on your arm it will burn right through.

Works great.

Caution - Never attempt to throw anything with a bursting radius bigger than you can throw it.

[FreedomCalls]

USMC, Pacific, WWII.

Flamethrower.

[operation clinton cleanup]

how is willie pete nasty stuff, what makes it more nasty than other smoke incendiaries

It embeds in the skin and burns right through, like the aliens blood in the movie Alien... and dumping water on it makes it worse!

[Texas_Jarhead]

yea, smoke aint so bad but as incendiary it is nasty

[rock58seg]

Not that I am against the use of WP, as an old FDC computer I applaud it. But if you want "smoke" use a smoke shell. If you wish to create an explosion, use shell HE, If you need to burn something or through something, shell "Willie Poppa' is an excellent choice. To increase effective busrt range, I would even try for an air burst.

For that matter, what are "civilians" doing in an area of heavy combat. Even the European peasants were smart enough to try and clear an area that was going to see heavy fighting.

As Patton said, "Make the other Son-Of a-B-tch die for his country."