Editing Napalm (section)

== Antipersonnel effects ==
[[File:The Terror of War.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Phan Thi Kim Phuc]], burned with napalm at the age of 9 during the Vietnam War (1973).]]

When used as a part of an [[incendiary weapon]], napalm causes severe [[burn]]s. During [[combustion]], napalm [[Deoxygenation|deoxygenates]] the available air and generates [[carbon monoxide]] and [[carbon dioxide]], so [[asphyxiation]], [[Unconsciousness|loss of consciousness]], and [[death]] are also possible.<ref name="emed"/> One napalm firebomb released from a low-flying plane can damage an area of {{convert|2500|sqyd|m2|sp=us|order=flip}}.<ref name="emed"/> Napalm is lethal even for dug-in enemy personnel, as it flows into [[Defensive fighting position|foxholes]], tunnels, and [[bunker]]s, and drainage and irrigation ditches and other improvised troop shelters. Even people in undamaged shelters can be killed by [[hyperthermia]], [[radiant heat]], [[dehydration]], [[asphyxiation]], [[Carbon monoxide#Health effects|smoke exposure]], or [[carbon monoxide poisoning]].<ref name="emed">{{Cite web |last=Vearrier |first=David |date=2022-03-02 |editor-last=Dembek |editor-first=Zygmunt F. |title=Napalm Exposure |url=https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/833665-overview |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=eMedicine}}</ref> Crews of [[armored fighting vehicles]] are also vulnerable, due to the intense heat conducted through the armor. Even in the case of a near miss, the heat can be enough to disable a vehicle.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kayne |first=Seymour M. |chapter=Napalm |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA057762/page/n185 |title=Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items |publisher=[[Picatinny Arsenal]] |year=1974 |volume=8 |location=[[Morris County, New Jersey]] |pages=N2–N3 |lccn=61-61759 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>