U.S. Army Special Forces Guide to Unconventional Warfare by Department of the Army Page B
Authors: Department of the Army
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three quarts will be enough to set fire to almost any object on which paraffin-sawdust mixture can be used effectively.
To be most effective on wood structures, this mixture should be in a pile, never spread out in a thin layer. If possible, place it under the object. When placing the incendiary in a packing box or in a room, place it in a corner.
0305. FIRE-BOTTLE (IMPACT IGNITION)
a. Description.
This item consists of a glass bottle containing gasoline and concentrated sulfuric acid. The exterior of the bottle is wrapped with a rag or absorbent paper. Just before use, the rag is soaked with a saturated solution of granulated sugar and potassium chlorate. Thrown against hard-surfaced targets such as tanks, automotive vehicles or railroad boxcars, this fire bottle is a very effective incendiary.
b. Material and Equipment.
Concentrated sulfuric acid (para 0103).
Gasoline.
Potassium chlorate (powdered).
Sugar (granulated).
Jar or bottle, with cap or stopper ½ pint).
Cloth or absorbent paper.
Jar or bottle, with cap or stopper (1 quart).
String or tape.
Heat resistant glass or porcelain pot (1 pint capacity).
Heat source.
Glass funnel.
Spoon.
Small container for measuring.
c. Preparation.
Using the funnel, pour the gasoline into the quart bottle until approximately two-thirds full.
Caution: Keep this material away from open flames.
Slowly add concentrated sulfuric acid through the funnel to the gasoline in the bottle and fill the bottle to within one inch of the top. The funnel must be used to direct the concentrated acid into the gasoline in the center of the bottle. Stopper or cap the bottle securely.
Note . If only battery-grade sulfuric acid is available, it must be concentrated. See instructions under paragraph 0103.
Flush the tightly capped bottle with water to remove any gasoline or acid adhering to the outside surface and dry the bottle. This must be done to avoid accidental combustion during the following steps.
Wrap a clean cloth or several sheets of absorbent paper around the bottle. Fasten with strings or rubber bands.
Prepare a saturated solution of granulated sugar and potassium chlorate in water as directed below.
Add six measures of water to the porcelain pot and dry the measuring container with a clean rag or paper towel.
Bring the water to a boil.
Using a clean, dry spoon, place granulated sugar in the measuring container and add one and one-half measures of sugar to the boiling water.
Wipe the spoon with a clean rag or paper towel and place one measure of potassium chlorate into the boiling sugar water.
Remove the pot of boiling mixture immediately from the heat source and shut off heat source.
When the solution is cool, pour it into the small ½ pint bottle using the glass funnel and cap tightly.
Flush this bottle with water to remove any solution or crystals adhering to the outside surface and dry the bottle. When the crystals settle, there should be about â liquid above the crystals.
Caution: Store this bottle separately from the other bottle containing gasoline and concentrated sulfuric acid.
d. Application.
Just prior to actual use, shake the bottle containing the sugar-potassium chlorate crystals and pour onto the cloth or paper wrapped around the gasoline-acid bottle. The fire bottle can be used while the cloth is still wet or after it has dried. However when dry, the sugar-potassium chlorate mixture is very sensitive to sparks, open flame, bumping and scraping. In the dry condition the bottle should be handled carefully.
The fire bottle should be gripped in one hand and thrown like a hand grenade. Upon impact with a metallic or other hard surface, the bottle will break and the sugar-potassium chlorate will react with the sulfuric acid. This reaction ignites the gasoline which will engulf the target area in flames.
0306. FIRE BOTTLE (DELAY IGNITION)
a. Description.
This item consists of a bottle of gasoline and concentrated sulfuric acid which is ignited by the
To be most effective on wood structures, this mixture should be in a pile, never spread out in a thin layer. If possible, place it under the object. When placing the incendiary in a packing box or in a room, place it in a corner.
0305. FIRE-BOTTLE (IMPACT IGNITION)
a. Description.
This item consists of a glass bottle containing gasoline and concentrated sulfuric acid. The exterior of the bottle is wrapped with a rag or absorbent paper. Just before use, the rag is soaked with a saturated solution of granulated sugar and potassium chlorate. Thrown against hard-surfaced targets such as tanks, automotive vehicles or railroad boxcars, this fire bottle is a very effective incendiary.
b. Material and Equipment.
Concentrated sulfuric acid (para 0103).
Gasoline.
Potassium chlorate (powdered).
Sugar (granulated).
Jar or bottle, with cap or stopper ½ pint).
Cloth or absorbent paper.
Jar or bottle, with cap or stopper (1 quart).
String or tape.
Heat resistant glass or porcelain pot (1 pint capacity).
Heat source.
Glass funnel.
Spoon.
Small container for measuring.
c. Preparation.
Using the funnel, pour the gasoline into the quart bottle until approximately two-thirds full.
Caution: Keep this material away from open flames.
Slowly add concentrated sulfuric acid through the funnel to the gasoline in the bottle and fill the bottle to within one inch of the top. The funnel must be used to direct the concentrated acid into the gasoline in the center of the bottle. Stopper or cap the bottle securely.
Note . If only battery-grade sulfuric acid is available, it must be concentrated. See instructions under paragraph 0103.
Flush the tightly capped bottle with water to remove any gasoline or acid adhering to the outside surface and dry the bottle. This must be done to avoid accidental combustion during the following steps.
Wrap a clean cloth or several sheets of absorbent paper around the bottle. Fasten with strings or rubber bands.
Prepare a saturated solution of granulated sugar and potassium chlorate in water as directed below.
Add six measures of water to the porcelain pot and dry the measuring container with a clean rag or paper towel.
Bring the water to a boil.
Using a clean, dry spoon, place granulated sugar in the measuring container and add one and one-half measures of sugar to the boiling water.
Wipe the spoon with a clean rag or paper towel and place one measure of potassium chlorate into the boiling sugar water.
Remove the pot of boiling mixture immediately from the heat source and shut off heat source.
When the solution is cool, pour it into the small ½ pint bottle using the glass funnel and cap tightly.
Flush this bottle with water to remove any solution or crystals adhering to the outside surface and dry the bottle. When the crystals settle, there should be about â liquid above the crystals.
Caution: Store this bottle separately from the other bottle containing gasoline and concentrated sulfuric acid.
d. Application.
Just prior to actual use, shake the bottle containing the sugar-potassium chlorate crystals and pour onto the cloth or paper wrapped around the gasoline-acid bottle. The fire bottle can be used while the cloth is still wet or after it has dried. However when dry, the sugar-potassium chlorate mixture is very sensitive to sparks, open flame, bumping and scraping. In the dry condition the bottle should be handled carefully.
The fire bottle should be gripped in one hand and thrown like a hand grenade. Upon impact with a metallic or other hard surface, the bottle will break and the sugar-potassium chlorate will react with the sulfuric acid. This reaction ignites the gasoline which will engulf the target area in flames.
0306. FIRE BOTTLE (DELAY IGNITION)
a. Description.
This item consists of a bottle of gasoline and concentrated sulfuric acid which is ignited by the
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