A kinetic fireball incendiary munition is provided having an outer shell
or bomb casing, one or more incendiary submunitions therein, and an
igniter therefore. Each of the submunitions includes an incendiary
portion and at least one rocket motor that propels the submunition inside
of a target volume. The submunitions liberate sufficient heat to produce
elevated temperatures inside of a target structure, without creating a
substantial overpressure or explosive effect. The incendiary portion
includes a solid propellant and, optionally, one or more energetic
materials selected from the group consisting of phosphorous, boron,
magnesium, aluminum, Fluorinert.TM.-aluminum and BKNO.sub.3. The
incendiary submunition may be in the shape of a ball or a circular disk
with a rocket motor therein.