A paratroopers from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, stationed in Alaska, battles the blaze of a Molotov cocktail during fire phobia training during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) situational training exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 4. A Molotov cocktail, also known as a petrol bomb, is a general name used for a variety of bottle-based improvised flammable weapons.