re: #63 Targetpractice

Precisely. The Germans got read the riot act on multiple violations of the Hague Conventions, but most especially the usage of poison gasses on the battlefield. Granted, after the first usage everybody got in on the act. But it was the horrors of that war that lead all participants in WWII to avoid any usage of chemical weapons on the battlefield. Not that it stopped research of such.

You’ve got to remember, in the early days of WWI, everyone thought the war would be over in a few weeks because all the wonders of science would wrap things up quickly.