napalm was used in Vietnam because Vietnam's forests were thick and would not burn with regular fire. cutting down forests would take months on end. the solution..the military killed viet cong and...
USN riverine battleships (Monitors) dispersed (shot) napalm from their vessels turrets along the rivers in South Vietnam.USN, USMC, USAF jets dropped napalm (incendiary) bombs all over South Vietnam.
Burns the enemy out of hard to dislodge positions (such as bunkers). Flame throwers (naplam type weapons) were also used against the Germans & Japanese during WWII. And, Germans/Japanese/and the...