White phosphorus munition - Wikipedia
White phosphorus munitions were used extensively by US forces in Vietnam and by Russian forces in the First Chechen War and Second Chechen War. White phosphorus grenades were used by the US in Vietnam to destroy Viet Cong tunnel complexes as they would burn up all oxygen and suffocate the enemy soldiers sheltering inside.
M34 grenade - Wikipedia
The M34 white phosphorus smoke grenade or "Willie Pete" was a smoke / incendiary grenade manufactured by Rocky Mountain Arsenal [1] from the late 1950s and used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War and was also used during the First Gulf War. The M34 WP Grenade replaced the World War II M15 WP grenade.
No. 76 special incendiary grenade - Wikipedia
The No. 76 special incendiary grenade also commonly known as the A.W. bomb (Albright and Wilson bomb) and SIP grenade (self-igniting phosphorus grenade), was an incendiary grenade based on white phosphorus used during World War II.
What to Know About White Phosphorus Bombs - WebMD
2022年3月25日 · White phosphorus bombs are explosives used in warfare. What Is White Phosphorus? It’s a chemical made from phosphate rocks. In solid form, it has a waxy texture and a garlic-like odor.
It is used in bombs, artillery, mortars, grenades, smokescreens, missiles and tracers. As an incendiary, white phosphorus burns intensely and can ignite almost any volatile substance. When used in short-range missiles, white phosphorus burst into flames upon impact. As a weapon, phosphorus can cause significant injury or death.
“They Burn Through Everything” - Human Rights Watch
2020年11月9日 · Over the past decade, the use of incendiary weapons, including white phosphorus, in Afghanistan, Gaza, Syria, and elsewhere has generated serious concerns for dozens of states parties to the...
White phosphorus (weapon) - chemeurope.com
White phosphorus (WP) is a flare- and smoke-producing incendiary weapon, or smoke-screening agent, made from a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus bombs and shells are incendiary devices, but can also be used as an offensive anti-personnel flame compound capable of causing serious burns or death. [2]
White Phosphorus (WP) - GlobalSecurity.org
2005年1月27日 · White phosphorus was used most often during World War II in military formulations for smoke screens, marker shells, incendiaries, hand grenades, smoke markers, colored flares, and tracer bullets.
White phosphorus - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年1月15日 · Burning phosphorus produces dense, white, irritating smoke containing mixed phosphorus oxides. White phosphorus is used for military purposes in grenades and artillery shells to produce illumination, to generate a smokescreen and as an incendiary.
What is the white phosphorus that Israel is accused of using in …
2023年10月13日 · White phosphorus munitions are difficult to extinguish, continuing to flare until the phosphorous has been burned up or until it is no longer exposed to oxygen. It can be deployed through...
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