Incendiary bullets, intended to ignite flammable materials such as gasoline, contain a charge of chemical incendiary agent. See also bullet; cartridge; gunpowder; shell.

Do incendiary rounds exist?

Incendiary ammunition is a type of firearm ammunition containing a compound that burns rapidly and causes fires.

Are incendiary rounds illegal?

Incendiary Munitions and the Laws and Customs of War on Land

Incendiaries, to include napalm, flame-throwers, tracer rounds, and white phosphorous, are not illegal per se or illegal by treaty. ... The terms "unnecessary suffering" and "superfluous injury" have hot been formally defined within international law.