RE: Its Doctrine, Scouting and Tactics not Fighters

--- Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com> wrote:
> At 9:07 AM -0700 5/10/02, John Atkinson wrote:
> >
> >You haven't mentioned a single case where a truly
> >useful tactic or weapon was banned.
> 
> Ok, I'll bite. Gas attacks. Used extensively during
> WWI. Not used 
> during WWII. Perhaps because both sides decided it
> would be a bad 
> idea. 

More accurately, because both sides had massive stocks
and demonstrated no compunction about hammering
civillian cities.  In fact, there was one accident on
an Allied freighter carrying some sort of gas which
caused a large number of US casualties when the ship
was damaged in harbor.

Besides, gas isn't really that effective against
properly trained troops with proper protective gear. 
Sure, it hinders them by forcing them into protective
gear, but the other side is just as hindered.

John

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