British Military Respirators and Anti-Gas Equipment of the Two World Wars (Europa Militaria) by Thomas Mayer-Maguire & Brian Baker

Author:Thomas Mayer-Maguire & Brian Baker [Mayer-Maguire, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847978882
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2015-02-22T22:00:00+00:00

Here a soldier mans a gas bell whilst wearing a PH Helmet. Bells were very good for warning of an incoming attack; however, their downfall was that they were very heavy and cumbersome. As a result, many sentries made their own gongs from spent artillery cases.

A more ingenious idea to warn of gas was the deployment of Strombos horns along sections of the front line. The apparatus was basically an air horn that ran from a compressed air supply. The sound of these horns could travel for miles and as a result they were very effective. Here, soldiers can be seen cleaning a Lewis gun next to a Strombos horn deployed at the end section of a front-line trench.

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