This isn't based on opinion, it is based on factual information.   It is an
objective, not subjective statement.  Words have meanings.

Molotov cocktail
One entry found for Molotov cocktail.
Main Entry: Mo·lo·tov cocktail
Pronunciation: 'mä-l&-"tof-, 'mo-, 'mO-, -"tov-
Function: noun
Etymology: Vyacheslav M. Molotov
: a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (as gasoline)
and usually fitted with a wick (as a saturated rag) that is ignited just
before the bottle is hurled 


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It's a slang term, and I'm using the information that's available to me...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov_cocktail

In any event, the intent (if not end result) was to destroy the cruiser by
fire. So... I can't say that I honestly feel that a person would not have
used a more explosive method of accomplishing that end, given the same
circumstance and having a different weapon available.
So no, it's not much different imo.

> A Molotov cocktail is an improvised explosive device.
> I know, having been in a humvee hit by one before.

> When the bottle breaks the fuel, and often some additives like 
> powdered soap to make it stick, explosively spreads and almost 
> instantly catches fire.

> Tanks were taken down with cocktails during the second world war, and 
> during various soviet occupations in eastern Europe.


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