How do Molotov Cocktails Work?

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How do Molotov Cocktails Work?


How do Molotov cocktails work and why are they such effective weapons? In its simplest form, these devices are simply bottles filled with a flammable or combustible liquid, like gasoline or alcohol, along with a rag that stops up the bottle top, resting in the fuel inside. The rag in the top essentially acts as a fuse or like a wick in a…

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  1. You missed the most interestin part of the history of the molotov cocktail. They were originally not called such but they saw hvy use by Finns during the winter war. They were named after the soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, bxuz he was goin around spreadin propaganda claiming that the soviets were not in fact dropping bombs on Finland but were instd dropping care packages of food.

    Those bombs ended up being nicknamed "Molotov Bread Baskets" and the Molotov Cocktail was a drink to go with those "food parcels".

  2. First used by the Finnish rebellion against soviet tanks. A tool showing that even the most powerful weapons of a communist government. Can be conquered by the cheapest of weapons in the hands of a defiant population.

  3. This doesn't even answer the main question, "how do Molotov Cocktails work?"

    They work in the battle field mainly because when you throw one at the intake of a tank, the engine cooks up. Throwing one just randomly at a tank does very little, it's the intake that needs to be hit for these to be effective.

  4. Americans: Our 2nd amendment grants us all the right to bear arms in order to protect our free state!
    Europeans: Bruh just chuck a flaming vodka lmao