Molotov Cocktail

The Molotov Cocktail is an incindiary weapon, used to set a small area on fire. It is based on the real-life "home-made" molotov cocktail, which is prepared by inserting a rag into a partially filled liquor bottle, allowing the rag to "wick up" the flammable alcohol. This causes the soaked rag to become flammable itself, allowing it to be lit on fire. Because the fumes from the flammable liquid (which are actually what catches fire, not the liquid itself) are contained within the bottle, full ignition does not occur until the glass container is ruptured, allowing the fumes to escape. This normally happens upon impact of the molotov against a hard surface, after being thrown. It can set a group of six to seven pedestrians on fire or damage a car's armor in a single throw; victims will realistically catch fire, then die as charred bodies. Use of the molotov will normally result in at least 1-star wanted level. It proves to be one of the most deadly weapons for close range, and is difficult to find in GTA III, although more common in the later games.

Locations

GTA III

• Can be found in the abandoned train tunnel next to 8 Ball's Bomb Shop in Portland where there is a group of homeless people.
• Also able to buy them along with a Flamethrower in a garage in Shoreside Vale.

GTA Vice City Stories

• Inside a container located in the Civil Asset Forfeiture Compound. The container is actually located "in" the compound. In order to get it, the player should go into it by using either one of the two ramps leading to the compound.