Molotov Cocktails, Whats the deal?

[narwan]

Originally Posted by Griefbringer

As for the bullets and shrapnel, I would be more worried about what they would do to my body than to any bottle I was carrying around.

Griefbringer

Oh, the bullet could do serious after shattering the molotov. But being drenched in petrol isn't exactly going to add to your chance of survival. And if you're very unlucky (like the soviet infantryman in that story) you may burn alive. Not a prospect anyone looks forward too. And not a risk soldier wanted too take if they could avoid it.

Molotov's are basically too risky to have around in just about anything but prepared defensive positions. From that perspective just about any alternative that can take out a tank is preferrable to a molotov. So when those alternatives became available in quantity, out went the molotovs (pun intended ).

Narwan