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CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE FIELD MANUAL
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Name
Ammunition markings
Symbol
Present
1925
Old
Group A Persistent
gas.
HS
Mustard
Q AS-HS, and 2 bands (all
in green).
GAS-HS, and 2 bands
(all in green).
3 red bands.
CN
Chloracetopbenone
QAS-CN, and 1 band (all
in red).
QAS-CN, and 2 bands
(all in green).
CN in red, or CN
and 2 red bands.
CNS
Liquid lacrimator –
QAS-CNS, and 1 band
(all in red).
None
None.
Group B Nonpersist-
CNB
Liquid lacrimator..
QAS-CNB, and 1 band
(all in red).
None
None.
ent gas and smoke.
DM
Diphenylaminechlorar-
sine.
QAS-DM and 1 band (all
in red).
QAS-DM, and 1 band
(all in green).
DM-TOXIC.
CO
Phosgene _
GAS-CG, and 1 band (all
in green).
QAS-CQ, and 1 band
(all in green).
2 white bands.
FS
Sulfur trioxide-chlorosul-
fonic acid mixture.
SMOKE-FS, and 1 band
(all in yellow).
None
None.
Group C Spontaneous-
ly flammable agents.
WP
White phosphorus (yel-
low phosphorus).
SMOKE-W P, and 1 band
(all in yellow).
SMOKE-WP, and 1
band (all in yellow).
1 yellow band.
HC
Hexachlorethane burn-
ing mixture.
SMOKE-HC, and 1 band
(all in yellow).
SMOKE-HC, and 1
band (all in yellow).
None.
Group D Readily flam-
CN
Burning mixtures of CN_
GAS-CN, and 1 band (all
in red).
None
None.
mable agents.
DM
CN-DM
Burning mixtures of DM
Burning mixtures of CN
and DM.
QAS-DM, and 1 band (all
in red).
GAS-CN-DM, and 1 band
(all in red).
None
None –
None,
Table I.—Storage, classification of chemical agents, and identification markings of chemical ammunition
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