Wholigan
“… anybody who had fuel, a gelling agent and an ignition method could have the "Vietnam Horror Bomb".
Come on – I’ll bet it was not as ad hoc as that, was it?
In a part of Africa that was more British than Britain in the 70’s, as I recall something called “FranTan” was carried by the Hunters in “Frangible Tanks”.
It’s not something that the good guys like to admit (to themselves let alone the public!) they have in their arsenal.
I am surprised even at the Americans using it recently in Iraq (Fallujah?) – it doesn’t exactly win hearts and minds on either side.