This paper is about what chemical agent being employed during the attack of Yichang during the Sin-Japanese war in 1940 and which side of the conflict or both would employ it. What type of agent that was used if any? Employment methods used to disperse the chemical agent in wartime. Finally, I examined situations in which the agent would be employed by military forces to gain maximum effectiveness. A brief description of Unit 731, its commander, and a bit about what the kinds has been explained. Next key point is a brief summary of the actual war previous to the incident usage, and the attack itself. The war is followed by research on the chemical actually used during the course of the paper a slight background of the war and. Next explained is the main battle where the chemical was found to be employed. Afterwards the chemical mustard gas is detailed in prosperities and symptoms.
Chemical usage at the Attack of Yichang
The Sino-Japanese war conducted on Chinese soil between the years of 1937 through 1941ushered in an area of biological and chemical warfare for the Japanese military forces. Researchers believe somewhere in the upwards of 2000 known incidents that the Japanese military units would employ these munitions in WWII which would begin with China. The main reasons that Japan would employ these weapons were for massive casualties forcing them to retreat, inhibit them from taken certain grounds, or allow the Japanese elements to retreat.
Shiro Ishii was able to convince high command the necessity in importance of the use of biological and chemical weapons. Unit 731 would be formed under his leadership and moved to the country of china where the Japanese military would secure the area of Manchuria.
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