Cubes of burning magnesium dumped by aircraft in an attempt to avoid an infrared homing missile. The flare burns immensely hot, and is designed to confuse the infrared seeker on the missile
Sunflares, Iceflares, or any other variant of unguided missiles fall under the Flares category. They are powerful unguided rocket weapons.
Combustible torches which burn (red, yellow or green) for ten to fifteen minutes as warning signals to other trains when touched off and placed or thrown on the ground by train service employees.