does incendiary ammunition on firearms contain any practical use in combat?

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does incendiary ammunition on firearms contain any practical use in combat?

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Answer 1

This depends a bit on the ammunition. Something like API can set off explosives inside of armored targets, or light fuel on fire. It’s useful against lightly to moderately armored targets.

Incendiary ammunition for use against infantry, such as white phosphorous, is banned. That said, sending blobs of sticky substance that cannot be put out all over the enemy’s position can be devastating. This is usually done from some kind of artillery, such as out of tanks or mortars or recoilless rifles.