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Uncommon card · Science
Firebombing, an Uncommon card
Firebombing is an aerial bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire, caused by incendiary devices, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 53,000
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Firebombing quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Firebombing card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In popular usage, any act in which an ______ device is used to initiate a fire is often described as a "firebombing".
Answer
incendiary. In popular usage, any act in which an incendiary device is used to initiate a fire is often described as a "firebombing". From the Firebombing article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Chinese wartime capital of Chongqing was firebombed by the Imperial Japanese starting in early ____ during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Answer
1930s. The Chinese wartime capital of Chongqing was firebombed by the Imperial Japanese starting in early 1939 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. From the Firebombing article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Antiderivative. Antiderivative 65 · Firebombing 62 · Dizziness 59 · Scroll 56 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In popular usage, any act in which an incendiary device is used to initiate a fire is often described as a "firebombing".
- Although simple incendiary bombs have been used to destroy buildings since the start of gunpowder warfare, World War I saw the first use of strategic bombing from the air to damage the morale and economy of the enemy, such as the German Zeppelin air raids conducted on London.
- The Chinese wartime capital of Chongqing was firebombed by the Imperial Japanese starting in early 1939 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Firebombing article was read about 53,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Firebombing
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Firebombing (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
