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Fire Balloons are aerial explosive devices, employed by Eastasia. They are used both for ground attack and air defense, as they can form aerial 'mine fields', detonating when passed by enemy aircraft. The explosion in close proximity is usually enough to severely damage, and down, most aircraft, however the balloons are known to damage nearby balloons, causing a chain reaction. To attack a ground target, the balloon descends like a parabomb. While devastatingly destructive, the balloons are slow and vulnerable, being easily downed by enemy fighter aircraft, and ground-based anti-air defense.

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  • Fire Balloon
  • Fire balloon
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  • Fire Balloons are aerial explosive devices, employed by Eastasia. They are used both for ground attack and air defense, as they can form aerial 'mine fields', detonating when passed by enemy aircraft. The explosion in close proximity is usually enough to severely damage, and down, most aircraft, however the balloons are known to damage nearby balloons, causing a chain reaction. To attack a ground target, the balloon descends like a parabomb. While devastatingly destructive, the balloons are slow and vulnerable, being easily downed by enemy fighter aircraft, and ground-based anti-air defense.
  • The balloons were relatively ineffective as weapons but were used in one of the few attacks on North America during World War II. Between November 1944 and April 1945, Japan launched over 9,300 fire balloons. About 300 balloon bombs were found or observed in North America, killing six people and causing a small amount of damage.
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  • Fire Balloons - US Navy Training Film from World War Two
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  • Fire Balloons are aerial explosive devices, employed by Eastasia. They are used both for ground attack and air defense, as they can form aerial 'mine fields', detonating when passed by enemy aircraft. The explosion in close proximity is usually enough to severely damage, and down, most aircraft, however the balloons are known to damage nearby balloons, causing a chain reaction. To attack a ground target, the balloon descends like a parabomb. While devastatingly destructive, the balloons are slow and vulnerable, being easily downed by enemy fighter aircraft, and ground-based anti-air defense.
  • The balloons were relatively ineffective as weapons but were used in one of the few attacks on North America during World War II. Between November 1944 and April 1945, Japan launched over 9,300 fire balloons. About 300 balloon bombs were found or observed in North America, killing six people and causing a small amount of damage.
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