Molotov Cocktails, Whats the deal?

[narwan]

Originally Posted by Demtrek

I am not historian on the effectiveness of molotov cocktails, but if they work that good why did any army ever use anything else.

Would you want to walk around in combat carrying a breakable container with highly flammable liquid on the odd chance you run into an enemy vehicle? Think of all the diving into cover, bullets, shrapnel, jumping on and off transport vehicles, etc.