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Poison Gases in the WarPoisons gases: Poisonous gases played a big part in the first word war, they did a magnificent job in burning and destroying trenches and respiratory tracks (air ways) and killing a large amount of solders at once.
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Under the text is an image of a solder wearing a gases mask
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One of the first gases was chlorine, it made solders cough and choke violently when inhaled. Later mustard gas was introduced, it was almost odourless and when inhaled caused serious blisters internally and externally, it also remained in the soil for weeks after release, making the area still dangerous to troops. Another common gas was phosgene, it had a 48 hour delayed affect but was much stronger than chlorine, it didn’t make solders cough as much as chloride either, meaning they inhaled more of the gas. Toxic smoke has been used in many other warfare through out history. Poisonous gases are no longer used today but they have been developed since the Great War and are now deadlier then ever.
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