General Info
My weapon is poison gas. One of the gas types that was used by the German army against the Russians at Riga in September 1917 was called the Mustard Gas also called, Yperite contained in artillery shells. Mustard Gas caused serious blisters, brought on several hours after exposure.
-Remaining consistently ahead in terms of gas warfare development, Germany unveiled an enhanced form of gas weaponry against the Russians at Riga in September 1917.Germany Invented the Mustard gas. It was invented to harm the russians during world war one.
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impacts and consequences
Mustard Gases overall impact was distinguished by the serious blisters it caused both internally and externally, brought on several hours after exposure. Protection against mustard gas proved more difficult than against either chlorine or phosgene gas.
While inflicting serious injury upon the enemy the chemical remained potent in soil for weeks after release: making capture of infected trenches a dangerous undertaking. By 1918 soldiers on both sides were far better prepared to meet the any threat of a gas attack. Filter respirators (using charcoal or antidote chemicals) were the norm and proved highly effective, although working in a trench while wearing such respirators generally proved difficult and tiring.
The types of protection initially handed out to the troops around Ypres following the first use of chlorine in April 1915 were primitive in the extreme. 100,000 wads of cotton pads were quickly manufactured and made available. These were dipped in a solution of bicarbonate of soda and held over the face.
It Injured the civilians near the front lines in europe the most. Some even died.
There are no positive consequences
This also can be on a large Scale
This also can be on a large Scale
So one of the most dangerous aspects of mustard gas doubles as one of its most desirable attributes as a weapon. Mustard gas is difficult to detect unless you're under a direct attack. It's even harder to notice in contaminated areas where the gas has settled. That posed a problem for soldiers walking through an exposed area that underwent an attack say two days earlier. The chemical agent would stay in the ground for weeks, depending on the temperature. The colder the ground, the longer the mustard gas would linger.
Connection to today (Tear Gas)
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Tear gas is certainly not new and has been used in recent years to subdue crowds, notably as part of the Occupy demonstrations of 2011, including an infamous incident in which pepper spray -- a related substance -- was used against handcuffed protesters at the University of California, Davis. |