Chapter 875 Fire

Since ancient times, fire attack has been a common means of defeating the enemy in the history of war. The ancestors of the Chinese people have a special liking for fire attack. The application of fire attack from the Spring and Autumn Period to the end of the Qing Dynasty has been recorded in more than 370 cases. The recorded fire attack began with the battle between Yan and Huang, which took place about 5,000 years ago. According to the "Lüshi Chunqiu", "Yan and Huang used water and fire". Yan and Huang fought in the Banquan field, and the water attack and fire attack tactics were used to determine the winner. In the Three Kingdoms period, fire attack almost ran through the history of hegemony. The Battle of Chibi and the Burning of Lianying were both decisive battles in the Three Kingdoms period.

However, the means of fire attack in ancient times were relatively simple. They were nothing more than using flammable materials such as animals and plants or mineral oil, firewood and grass as warheads. The throwing means were nothing more than using bows and arrows, fast boats, manpower, etc. The most special one was the burning weapon called "Greek Fire" invented by the Byzantine Empire, which was widely used in naval battles. This weapon is similar to today's flamethrower, which sprays ignited flammable liquid through a pressurized tube to attack the enemy. In the 8th century, the Byzantine Empire easily defeated the Arab Navy with this weapon. The specific formula of Greek fire is not very clear to this day because the Byzantine Empire kept it strictly confidential, but it is certain that its main raw material is oil.

In modern times, arson weapons have also made great progress and become a terrible means of war.

During the First World War, the German army was equipped with three types of flamethrowers-"Vickers" small backpack flamethrower, "Kleiev" medium backpack flamethrower and "Gorover" large vehicle-mounted flamethrower. On the morning of July 30, 1915, the German army sprayed fire on the British trenches near Verdun, burning the British army to flee. However, the flamethrowers at that time had a short range, less fuel, and were generally bulky, and did not have a particularly great impact on the war.

In addition to flamethrowers, incendiary grenades, aerial incendiary bombs and incendiary shells also appeared in World War I. The incendiary agents in these ammunition are mainly white phosphorus and thermite. In 1915, the German army used airplanes to drop incendiary bombs to attack British positions for the first time. In 1918, Germany used incendiary bombs to attack France. Naturally, Britain and France were not to be outdone, and they developed their own incendiary bombs and launched a war of arson with Germany.

When it comes to killing, humans are more cruel and good at it than savage animals. Soon, military experts found that the damage caused by gasoline alone was relatively limited, so they added various additives and chemicals to the gasoline to make it more terrible.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dense napalm bombs fell to the ground, some exploded in mid-air, forming a series of "flame waterfalls", and some hit the ground, rising into huge balls of fire.

As subsequent bombs continued to fall, these blazing fires gradually connected into one piece, and even a terrible fire tornado appeared.

Fire tornado, as the name implies, is a tornado with fire; it means that when a fire occurs (sometimes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions also occur), the air rises sharply due to high temperature and heat, and the surrounding air rushes in from all directions. The strong heat and surging cyclone flow sucked in a large amount of burning debris, and formed a convergence with the influx of flammable gases, igniting a rotating and rising fire dragon. Once a fire tornado is formed, it can last for more than 1 hour and is difficult to extinguish, because the temperature in the center is extremely high (more than 1,000 degrees), and everything it touches is ashes. Windows, glass, and even steel began to melt gradually under the action of high temperature, and the streets cast with asphalt began to flow. Residents who did not have time to hide in the air-raid shelter were engulfed by the fire, and the high temperature and lack of oxygen soon became more ferocious killers.

"Oh my God!" The American pilots in the sky looked at the city below in horror as several huge fire tornadoes had formed, wantonly engulfing everything around them. Everything that could burn was burning, and most of the city was in flames.

The German bombers overhead were still dropping these terrible bombs.

"Are these bastards going to burn New York City to ashes?!" The American pilots gnashed their teeth and cursed, but they were completely helpless.

"Oh, this fire is terrible!" On the German bomber, the bombardier looked at the city below that had turned into a sea of ​​fire and couldn't help sighing. "God bless! If you surrender earlier, you won't have to suffer this."

The pilot on the co-pilot looked at the fire below and said. "Do you think it's useful to hide in the air-raid shelter under such a fire?"

The pilot shook his head. "Ordinary high-explosive bombs may still be useful. I heard that most people hiding in the air-raid shelters when bombed by napalm bombs suffocated."

They didn't suffocate, because the US top brass knew that the German incendiary bombs would consume a lot of oxygen, so they added ventilation pipes or stored compressed bottled air in most air-raid shelters.

But in addition to consuming oxygen, fires can also release terrible heat.

"It's so hot!"

In an underground air-raid shelter, the people hiding inside gradually noticed something strange in the air. The walls of the air-raid shelter absorbed some of the heat, and the temperature in the air-raid shelter gradually rose. The air-raid shelter, which was originally a bit cold, gradually became warmer, but this warmth soon turned into an unbearable heat.

In this heat, many people have begun to take off their clothes. At this time, any piece of clothing on their bodies is a culprit that blocks the body from dissipating heat. Many women also took off all their clothes without any shame, leaving only their underwear, just to be cooler.

The men didn't care to appreciate the beautiful women's figures beside them, and kept wiping the sweat off their faces. The sweat kept coming out of their bodies, as if to force out all the moisture in their bodies.

"It's so hot, I can't stand it! I want to go out!" A man struggled to stand up and staggered to the entrance of the air-raid shelter, but as soon as his hand grabbed the handle on the iron door, there was a puff, and a smell of barbecue spread out.

"Ah!!" The man screamed and pulled his hand back violently, and his entire palm was already bloody.

"Oh my God!" Seeing this, everyone around was shocked. How high must the temperature outside be to burn the iron door like this

The people near the entrance struggled to squeeze in. At this time, the air-raid shelter had gone from scorching hot to boiling hot. The air became boiling hot, the walls became boiling hot, the ground became boiling hot, and the human body also became boiling hot. The high temperature made people's consciousness blurred, and they began to make painful moans. Many people's skin began to turn red and felt a burning pain. This is the reaction of the skin when burned.

The temperature continued to rise, and after a while, there was a dead silence in the air-raid shelter. Everyone had completely fainted and gradually became silent.