Gas

[CBR]

On the note of Stalingrad, I believe the low temperatures have an effect on the gas' potency (something I read about in WWI gas tests on the eastern front) so it wasn't all that effective in the freezing conditions

Apparently the Germans were aware of the problems with low temperatures and developed a new formula for mustard gas that could deal with the Russian winter. Most of this type of gas (contains 37% arsenic) is now at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.


CBR

[Kraxis]

Apparently the Germans were aware of the problems with low temperatures and developed a new formula for mustard gas that could deal with the Russian winter. Most of this type of gas (contains 37% arsenic) is now at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.


CBR

Yup and fishermen continually drag the canisters up... Nasty results of course.

But gassing a caity would be very easy. You wouldn't have to worry about anything but rain really. Windy? So what, every way the cloud goes there is yet more city. A hundred gasbombers could have done a Dresden in one single strike.
Remember that it was the wind that 'rescued' WWI soldiers from the gas. It simply passed on. In cities that would not happen, it would stick due to the buildings inhibiting the wind (we are not talking gales or anything above breezes). In fact windstill would be worse as the gas would then 'only' be able to affect the population inside its dropzone. A light wind would carry it to affect others as well. It simply wouldn't be pretty.

But it is interesting to think that Hitler didn't order it used against Britain. He did after all claim that the V-weapons were meant to terrorize the civilians. At least in the closing weeks when he decreed that Germany should be destroyed and its population be reduced as it didn't deserve to live. It would be win/win for him. Deal the Allies a deadly blow and then snicker with satisfaction as the Allies did the job he wanted done in Germany.