There were a lot of different kinds of mask used in WW1, so you can be fairly adventurous with your design.
#Soldier with gas mask ww1 how to
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Gas attacks didn't happen on the battlefields during WWII. The British small box respirator was first introduced to British soldiers in April 1916, a few months before the Battle of the Somme, and its value can be measured in the reduction of fatalities suffered as a result of poison gas. This crude non-rubberised mask gave some protection by being dipped in the anti-gas chemicals sodium hyposulphite, washing soda, glycerine and water.Īs the months passed and the use of poison gas occured more frequently, more sophisticated masks were developed and introduced. One of the early designs of the gas mask is shown below. The worst sufferers were the wounded lying on the ground, or on stretchers, and the men who ran away with the cloud. Standing up you often escaped any serious effects, whereas, lying down at the bottom of the trench was more lethal as the gas was denser near the ground. It quickly became clear that the men who stayed in their places suffered less than those who ran away from the gas, as any movement worsened the gasses effects.
The killing capacity of gas was limited, however, and only 4% of combat deaths were caused by gas. The main gases used were tear gas, mustard gas, phosgene and chlorine. Poison gas worked by killing indiscriminately as the general slow-moving or static gas clouds smothered the trenches.
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