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Old 7th Nov 2009, 13:22
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In Korea and Vietnam every grunt/company brewed their own to protect their camp. They'd set up a ring of 50 gallon oil drum filled with a jellied 50/50 mix of gasoline and washing powder - Daz, Lux whatever, then hang thermite grenades inside the filler cap, with the pins tied to trip wires.

Air America used to make up their own as well, for when the troops called for help but the USAF said the weather was too bad. They'd stick the thermite grenade inside a jam jar stick in the filler cap. The glass was keep the lever on the grenade when the pin was pulled. They'd fly over the target position, pull the pin and kick the drum out the door and let gravity and impact do the rest....
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