Procurement of Service Equipment

In addition to toxic, incendiary, and smoke ammunition and bombs, as well as chemical warfare offensive weapons and equipment, the CWS was responsible for the procurement of a variety of service equipment. The latter included a truck mounted with a swinging boom crane, a chemical service truck, a chemical service trailer, a unit for mixing toxic and incendiary agents in the field, and a set for maintaining and repairing chemical warfare equipment in the field. Several of these items presented unusual problems of development and procurement. Table 8) 

The truck, crane, swinging boom, was designed to handle ton containers of toxics and was prescribed equipment for airfields where chemical 

Apparatus, demustardizing (3 gal.). Apparatus, decontaminating, P-D.. .. Agent, demustardizing, bleach (tons).. Impregnite (Protective clothing) (tons) Impregnite (Shoe) Ml (tons). 

Source Weekly Report for Chief of Staff, CWS Munitions on Hand as of December 12, 1941. 

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