Napalm bomb

Japanese: ナパーム弾 - なぱーむだん
Napalm bomb

An oil-based incendiary bomb that uses napalm (a jelly-like mixture of naphthenate, coconut oil, and white phosphorus powder mixed with low-octane gasoline). It has a very high incendiary power. It was developed during World War II and used in air raids on Japanese cities, causing great damage. After World War II, it was gradually used in aerial attacks to directly support ground forces and in aerial attacks on rear areas independent of ground operations. The United States used large napalm bombs in large quantities in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and France in its colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria.

[Hattori Manabu]

[Reference] | Incendiary bomb
Bomb structure
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Bomb structure


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ナパーム焼夷(しょうい)剤(ナフテネート、やし油および白燐(はくりん)からなる粉末を、低オクタン価ガソリンに混合したゼリー状のもの)を用いた油脂焼夷弾。焼夷力が非常に大きい。第二次世界大戦中に開発され、日本の都市への空襲に使われて大きな被害を生じさせた。また第二次大戦以後は、しだいに地上部隊を直接支援する航空攻撃や、地上作戦とは独立した背後地域への航空攻撃に使われるようになった。アメリカは朝鮮戦争とベトナム戦争で、またフランスはインドシナとアルジェリアの植民地戦争で、大型のナパーム弾を大量に使用した。

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[参照項目] | 焼夷弾
爆弾の構造
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爆弾の構造


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