Molotov Cocktail

Fire Bomb

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Overview

The premise born during the fighting of the Spanish Civil War, the Molotov Cocktail came into its own under the Finns against the Soviets in World War 2.

Specifications

YEAR: 1939

MANUFACTURER(S): Various - Local

ACTION: Not Applicable.

CALIBER(S): Not Applicable.

SIGHTS: Not Applicable.

OPERATORS: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Australia; Austria; Austria-Hungary; Argentina; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cambodia; Canada; Cameroon; Caoe Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chechnya; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo-Brazaville; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Ecuadaor; Egypt; Equitorial New Guinea; El Salvador; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; Gabon; Georgia; Germany; Guinea-Bissau; Greece; Guyana; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Imperial Germany; Imperial Japan; Imperial Russia; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mali; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nazi Germany; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; North Korea; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Sao Tome and Principe; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Soviet Union; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Sweden; Syria; Taiwan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe

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National flag of Namibia

National flag of Nepal

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National flag of Pakistan

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National flag of Peru

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National flag of Sierra Leone

National flag of Singapore

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National flag of Slovenia

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National flag of Spain

National flag of Sri Lanka

National flag of Sudan

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National flag of Syria

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National flag of Tanzania

National flag of Thailand

National flag of Togo

National flag of Tunisia

National flag of Turkey

National flag of Turkmenistan

National flag of Uganda

National flag of Ukraine

National flag of United Arab Emirates

National flag of United Kingdom

National flag of United States

National flag of Uruguay

National flag of Uzbekistan

National flag of ; Vietnam

National flag of Yemen

National flag of Zambia

National flag of Zimbabwe

Variants

• Various containers used.

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