TEST OF NON-PERSISTENT GAS ON SHIPS — Part 3 | The Archive Project

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1,000-lb. gas bombs are dropped on a ship off Panama to test the effects on exposed personnel. A bomb exploded at water level creates an ineffective mushroom. An air-burst fuse causes an effective gas cloud. Goats are placed aboard the ship. Eleven B-24s drop bombs that cover the target with gas clouds. All unprotected goats are killed. It is concluded that gas bombs are effective in neutralizing stationary ships in a harbor.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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1944-01-01

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3:10

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