Mustard Gas the horrible agent

     In order to understand Mustard Gas or Sulfur Mustard, you must understand what a gas or agent is. A gas is a chemical weapon used in World War I and. There were certain levels of gas. Tear gas would blind its victims, and gases like Zyklon-B and Mustard gas were meant to destroy.

     When people were under a chemical gas attack, they might not notice it at first, it might take a few hours or even a day to affect them. When it finally did effect them they would get rashes all over their bodies, in their nose and in their throats. They would start to swell and close up breathing passage. The person would slowly suffocate.



People would have to wear gas masks which were big and bulky and were hard to add to there kit. The first versions of the gas mask was not very helpful, But as they progressed, they were made with built-in filters.



Why it was called Mustard Gas was because of the smell it made. It smelled of strong mustard.


A gas mask consisted of a breathing tank, a built-in filter, and glass eye-pieces. Men would have to shave their beards, so that it would be fully enclosed.





                                            
Gas was horrible and killed many during both wars.






In World War II it was banned, although sometimes the rule was disobeyed and used.