Re: Naptha

[<GRBroman@aol.com>]

Actually, my practical work was conducted at the Benning School for Wayward Boys (AKA The US Army  Infantry Center and School).  We had some classes and practical work on field expedient flame devices.  It made Juvenile Hall look like a Sunday School picnic.  To get back on topic, I seem to recall that Korewa required two different grades of diesel, depending on the season.  Granted, my experience was two decades removed from the 1950-53 period, but cold is cold, and keeping a tank running in the cold can be real challenge.  I've actually had my tracks freeze in mud.  If nothing else, it's given me an appreciation for what those winters must have been like.  
Glen  

In a message dated Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:37:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <DasHaas@aol.com> writes:

<< In a message dated 6/5/2001 8:32:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time,   
gangster@oio.net writes:  
  
  
I remember (from college chemistry days) Naptha as a thin liquid and that it   
had to be thickened for use in Napalm  
  
 Ah, Ed . . . exactly what college were you in that was talking about how to   
make Napalm? I hadn't realized Juvenile Hall had such advanced classes.  
  
Col. Mike Haas, USAF, ret., author  
In the Devil's Shadow: UN Special Operations during the Korean War  
Apollo's Warriors: U.S. Air Force Special Operations during the Cold War  
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