Why was poisonous gas so dangerous as a weapon?
a) Gas attacks could cause hideous injuries and death, and thanks to shifting winds, the gas could easily go astray.
b) The new, effective gas masks were complicated to use and always in short supply.
Consider This: Why had the Hague Convention outlawed gas? See 11.2: Into the Quagmire.
c) It combined with gunpowder to cause explosions in the trenches, greatly increasing casualties.
Consider This: Why had the Hague Convention outlawed gas? See 11.2: Into the Quagmire.
d) The gas storage canisters had a tendency to leak on the supply trains bringing them to the front.
Consider This: Why had the Hague Convention outlawed gas? See 11.2: Into the Quagmire.
a) Gas attacks could cause hideous injuries and death, and thanks to shifting winds, the gas could easily go astray.
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