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HS-GAS mine

they were filled with mustard gas(liquid) and attached to an explosive charge and fuze. when they went off, contaminated large patch of ground making it difficult to occupy.
 
They show up in several WWII era pubs, (TM 3-300)? Seems to ring a bell. Issued empty, filled in the field from 1-ton containers. There was a pre-made charge as mentioned by highlandotter, but generally the plan was just several wraps of detcord on the wires on the back. While identified as a mine, it was not. The concept was similar to a minefield, deny/focus entry or degrade performance while passing through. You would take the M1 and function it (and others) causing an area of persistent contamination that would last for days. Enemy troops would then be forced to avoid it or deal with it (protective clothing, decon, etc). Since they were never filled there are plenty of the M1s around. They used to release them for purchase at PDO sales as oil cans, you had to buy them by the case.
 
Nice can, Jawa. Most if not all of the ones I have seen have had HD on them, including the one I have. Cheers, Bruce.
 
  • H – Also known as HS ("Hun Stuff") or Levinstein mustard. This is named after the inventor of the quick but dirty Levinstein Process for manufacture,reacting dry ethylene with sulphur monochloride under controlled conditions. Undistilled sulfur mustard contains 20–30% impurities, for which reason it does not store as well as HD. Also, as it decomposes, it increases in vapor pressure, making the munition it is contained in likely to split, especially along a seam, releasing the agent to the atmosphere
  • HD – Codenamed Pyro by the British, and Distilled Mustard by the US.Distilled sulfur mustard (bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide); approximately 96% pure. The term "mustard gas" usually refers to this variety of sulfur mustard. A much-used path of synthesis was based upon the reaction of thyodiglycol with hidlochloric acid.
  • HT – Codenamed Runcol by the British, and Mustard T- mixture by the US.A mixture of 60% sulfur mustard (HD) and 40% T (bis[2-(2-chloroethylthio)ethyl] ether), a related vesicant with lower freezing point, lower volatility and similar vesicant characteristics.
  • HL – A blend of distilled mustard (HD) and Lewisite (L), originally intended for use in winter conditions due to its lower freezing point compared to the pure substances. The Lewisite component of HL was used as[SUP] antifreeze[/SUP]
  • HQ – A blend of distilled mustard (HD) and sesquimustard (Q) (Gates and Moore 1946).


Best regards Francesco
 
peteblight said:
How about HM, HMV and HTV? :bigsmile:
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peteblight said:
How about HM, HMV and HTV? :bigsmile:
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HM- Mustard plus monochlorobenzene;
HMV- Viscous Mustard plus Monochlorobenzene
HTV- UK mixture named Y4- is a viscous form of HT (60% mustard, 40% vesicant T - HT (mustard gas) was prepared by the thiodiglycol process and contained 60% dichlorodiethyl sulphide and 40% di-chloroethylthiodiethyi ether)

...best regards, Francesco
 
wyngo said:
HM- Mustard plus monochlorobenzene;
HMV- Viscous Mustard plus Monochlorobenzene
HTV- UK mixture named Y4- is a viscous form of HT (60% mustard, 40% vesicant T - HT (mustard gas) was prepared by the thiodiglycol process and contained 60% dichlorodiethyl sulphide and 40% di-chloroethylthiodiethyi ether)

...best regards, Francesco
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Very good :xd:
 
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