WW2 *Inert German Luftwaffe Incendiary Bomb with fuse. 0 966. WW2 *Inert German Luftwaffe Incendiary Bomb with fuse. 0 966. Other Ammunition

Incendiary bombs are of two main types. The burning material of the intensive type is thermite, a mixture of aluminium powder and iron oxide that burns at a very high temperature. The casing of such a bomb is composed of magnesium, a metal that itself burns at a high temperature when ignited by thermite. Intensive-type incendiaries are designed to set buildings afire by their intense heat. The other type of incendiary bomb is a thin-walled container of napalm, or jellied gasoline, that is used against personnel, vehicles, and flammable installations. The napalm spreads over a wide area, sticks to whatever it falls upon, and burns for a long time. The German Luftwaffe started the war using the 1918-designed one-kilogram magnesium alloy B-1E Elektronbrandbombe; later modifications included the addition of a small explosive charge intended to penetrate the roof of any building which it landed onWW2 inert German Luftwaffe incendiary bomb, with Waffenamt stamp as well as AZ8312 1862, Rhs over 143 G. Standing 35cm tall, with the fuse intact. The body has three tail fins of pressed steel with a steel reinforcing ring at the tail soldered together in four pieces and held to the bomb by short steel pins. The tail fins retain their original green paint. The casing and nose fuse have crisp markings A great piece of collectable history. The price includes U.K. delivery. 0 966.