Editing Molotov cocktail (section)

==== United States ====
The U.S. army designated Molotov cocktails as frangible grenades. They presented a notable amount of variations, from those that used thin fuel with varied ignition systems, to those that used obscurants and [[chemical weapon]]s. Various frangible grenade designs were developed, with those investiged by the NDRC showing the highest technological level. These incendiary devices employed the most technologically advanced fillers in the conflict.

The [[M1 Frangible Grenade|M1 frangible grenade]] was the standard US device, but each division of the army could come up with its own. Two non-industrial models of these grenades were developed and manufactured in a certain quantity. In all, about five thousand were manufactured.<ref>Report of the New Weapons Board. pp. 135–136. 27 April 1944.</ref> The frangible grenades featured standardized chemical igniters, some were specific to each flammable filler.

Most of the frangible devices were made in an improvised way, with no standardization regarding the bottle and filling.<ref name=":0">OP 1664. Vol 2. pp. 308–310</ref> The frangible grenades were eventually declared obsolete,<ref name=":0" /> due to the very limited destructive effect.<ref>TOP 2-2-617. 30 January 1975. p. 21.</ref>

1107 frangible, M1, NP type were supplied to the navy and its units for field use at [[Iwo Jima]].<ref>Assistance Rendered to the Navy and Marines. Part 8</ref> The [[United States Marine Corps]] developed a version during [[World War II]] that used a tube of [[nitric acid]] and a lump of metallic [[sodium]] to ignite a mixture of petrol and diesel fuel.<ref name="O'Kane">{{cite book |author=O'Kane, Richard |title=Wahoo: The Patrols of America's Most Famous WWII Submarine |publisher=Presidio Press |year=1987 |isbn=0-89141-572-6 |page=184}}</ref>