It has occurred to me that white phosphorus has some of the following qualities, particularly useful in urban warfare:
- It is absolutely terrifying with the result that the populace will flee before it - great for inducing panic and herding a populace away from an urban area when preceeded by leafleted warnings
- It is absolutely deadly and perfect for denying territory to your enemy, laying waste to property and clearing bunkers and tunnels
- It doesn't seed the land with unexploded ordinance like cluster munitions do, thus making the land unuseable for months and years afterwards; great if you want to settle there afterwards
- The smoke screen effect (especially useful at night) makes it almost legitimate to observers from afar...
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