Water (or urine) wasn't effective against what was to come. They could have used coffee, and the trick would have still worked. Chlorine just dissolves in water, so no chlorine would ever pass through the wet pieces of cloth on their face. The thought was that the ammonia in urea was somehow neutralizing the chlorine to keep it from killing them. To safeguard against it, allied troops used rags or towels covered in urine to protect their lungs from the gas. The American corrected English box respirator replica is complete with the mask, lenses, internal mouth piece, tube to join the face mask to the tin can, tin. In late 1916, the respirator was introduced by the British with the purpose to provide reliable protection against chlorine and phosgene gas. Troops knew instantly that the gas had been deployed. A British soldier wearing the Small Box Respirator during World War I The small box respirator was the initial compact version of the recent gas mask. A British WW1 webbing gas mask bag officially converted from the mounted troops haversack for issue to troops serving in the field. The mask was made in 1970 and whole set is in a good used condition. Chlorine gas had a telltale smell and green color. This is a nice US Army gast mask with bag. Fortunately, although good protective equipment was initially quite slow to develop, masks like this one eventually reduced poison. The British and French Armies soon followed suit. Poison gas was a new weapon during the First World War and was first used by the German Army in 1915. 35 filter (territorial and military) T.35 filter (exclusively military) M.42 filter SCM-41 T.35/58 filter (rarely) M. Chlorine gas, on the other hand, could be incredibly fatal but was not effective as an instrument of death. Gas mask with metal container, leather, German make, 1915-1918. designation, shortened) Filter (territorial) Dirzepo Pir.
Even the first uses of tear gas on the Eastern Front saw the chemical freeze rather than deploy when fired. While tear gas is irritating, it's relatively harmless.
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