KS fire bottles

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KS fire bottle

The Red Army has incorporated into its arsenal "Molotov cocktails" after the experience of conflict with the Japanese, Poles in 1939 and especially the Finns in the Winter War. Stavka (Headquarters) in 1941 issued a special orders for the for the Ministry of food industry to implement without delay the production of anti-tank incendiary shells in glass bottles ordinary type. You should perform a combustible mixture according to the recipe came from the design office NIII6 who was also responsible for the development of hand grenades. Since at that time the Soviet Union was nothing as it should, own production did not begin until July 14, 1941 and until the end of 1941 to ensure their delivery to the front. However, in the meantime, soldiers helped themselves different improvisations in which the Soviets were always masters. Factory-made bottles were filled at the time of conventional thickeners are flammable agents among whom were also especially developed for this purpose powder OP-second Pneumonia at that time still carried the textile wick - fuze. For better effectiveness in combating were subsequently introduced chemical lighters in a glass vial. Furthermore used ignitor designer A.T. Kuchina to the combustible mixture is mixed with sulfuric acid and bottle externally coated paper soaked in a mixture of potassium chlorate, and powdered sugar. After breaking bottles and mixing all the elements there was a fire. Another designer, G.Korobov pushed through the introduction of reliable, simple percussion igniter that bottles exploded on impact in a bottle trainer rifle cartridge. Then have followed the bottle with a mixture of KS or BGS filled spontaneously flammable mixtures when a fire occurred after contact with flammable liquids with air after breaking the glass container. The armament of the Red Army is deployed incendiary bottle: 1) is spontaneously flammable liquid KS and 2) offering a mixture of N01. Molotov cocktails were ordinary industrial production rate from 0.5 to 0.7 l Auto-ignition mixture KS was used pure or mixed with, delivering a mixture of water absorption and grip. These mixtures are distinguished at first sight-species color. Net KS color was yellow-green, a mixture of KS blended with the color of dark-red. Bottles are spontaneously flammable mixtures were closed Rezin plugs sunken into the neck of the bottle and secured with wire and insulated tape. To protect mixtures KS from contact with the air into the bottle adds a bit of water and kerosene. Incendiary bottles with flammable mixtures N01 is closed ordinary cork for burnt mixture served pyrophoric vial inserted into the ignition of the mixture in a bottle that ignites the mixture after breaking a bottle encounters obstacles (tank, armored car, etc.). For safe use of ignition cylinder of the first type in winter operations at low air temperatures are used several different types of mixtures:

Mixture marks KS-Z (winter) vzněcující with temperatures up to - 400 C A mixture of brand VKS-Z (winter viscous) vzněcující to temperature -400 C Mixture marks KS-O) autumn solvent) vzněcující to temperature-200C A mixture of brand VKC-O (serious autumn solvent) vzněcující to temperature -200 C A mixture of brand KS-B (petrol) vzněcující to temperature-300C  

These anti-tank incendiary devices left in its arsenal, even long after World War II.