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Molotov Cocktail
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The Molotov Cocktail is a simple, hand held incendiary device, commonly used by guerrilla forces and rioters in urban settings. The gas firebomb was named for Bolshevik revolutionary Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov around 1906. His concoction enjoys worldwide popularity, particularly in Ireland, Eastern Europe, and Central America. It is deployed by lighting the wick and then throwing it, launching it from a large slingshot, or by dropping it from a height (such as a building). It may be effectively used against personnel, most civilian and military vehicles, and to torch most building structures. The worldwide popularity of the Molotov stems from it’s ease of manufacture, the easy acquisition of it’s basic ingredients, and the non-incriminating nature of having all of the unmixed ingredients on hand.
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The Molotov Cocktail is an explosive weapon used to set a small area on fire. It can set a group of six to seven pedestrians on fire or damage a cars armor in a single throw; Victims will realistically catch fire, then die as charred bodies.
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As incendiary devices, Molotov cocktails are illegal to manufacture or possess in many regions. Their use against people is typically covered under a variety of charges, including battery, actual or grievous bodily harm, manslaughter, attempted murder, and murder, depending upon their effect and upon local laws. Their use against property is usually covered under arson charges. In the United States, Molotov cocktails are considered "destructive devices" and regulated by the ATF.
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