Posted on 02/26/2022 2:39:04 PM PST by Dr. Franklin
The city of Dnipro is yet to be attacked by Russian forces, but citizens are preparing for the worst.
The BBC's Sarah Rainsford spoke to a group of women who were making Molotov cocktails in the park.
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Would this weapon be best used against supply trucks?
They’ll get drunk and burn the apartments buildings to the ground...
It sticks and burns.
They’re not very effective against modern armor unless a whole lot of them hit the target. Glass bottles of ammonia near the air intakes would probably work though.
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>>Styrofoam and gasoline, homemade napalm.
It sticks and burns.<<
Why that’s interesting.
It’s a good way to get yourself killed because modern armor isn’t really going to be damaged by it.
If they hit in front of the driver of a tank, it would really screw up a tanks ability to see. With the hear and smoke, laser range finders are pretty much useless. Land inside a hatch, and those inside will suffer significant burns. Try to escape, and you’ll be shot.
Just a few of the reasons tanks are rarely suitable for urban warfare against a determined enemy.
Windex and Whink Rust Remover. Discovered that one by accident...
I am not a military type but I think they would want to hit the engine vents.
The goal is not to defeat the armor; it’s to start fires that create lots of burning, done, which blinds the tank crew. If it goes into a hatch, those inside would likely be seriously burned or forced out by the smoke and lack of oxygen.
Tanks also have rubber track pads. They burn. Tanks wheels also have rubber.
Also sticky bombs would be very effective and easy to make. Put on a long pole, and they are very effective.
Yes we can!
Air intakes for engine, external sensors and com devices, etc... Doesn’t need to completely melt the dang thing down, just damage it enough to make it “combat ineffective”.
Which... Enough molotov’s can in fact do...
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I’m not diminishing their efforts, but civilians throwing molotov cocktails will get a lot of people killed.
Correct, most engines, especially diesel, go wild hen gasoline fumes are introduced into the air intakes. Causes over speeding and engine failure. They should probably put some rubber chips in the cocktails, too to enhance smoke and help destroy navigation ability.
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