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by Riysa » Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:35 am
Sidhae wrote:Does your nation have, or has historically had, a chemical weapons program of any kind? What, if any, stockpiles of chemical weapons you have/have historically possessed? Has your nation ever used chemical weapons for any purpose?
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Due to the abundance of effective countermeasures in this age, chemical weapons are considered somewhat secondary by the Imperial armed forces when it comes to mass destruction, more often being used for nuisance, disruption and sabotage operations rather than actual combat.
A variety of different chemical agents developed back in 20th century are kept in considerable stocks to be used as nuisance weapons (forcing the enemy to constantly wear uncomfortable hazard suits and spend time and resources on decontamination procedures), as area denial weapons (saturating an area with chemical agents to hinder enemy movement - in most cases, an approaching enemy force will much rather seek a detour rather than head through a contaminated area and have to spend valuable time and resources to decontaminate itself afterwards) or as weapons of sabotage (contaminating enemy water supplies, killing crops and livestock or poisoning enemy civilian populations to disrupt industrial productivity and demoralize the enemy).
Newer chemical agents in Imperial arsenal were developed to combat alien foes, taking into account their specific physiology. For example, Agent-F, a powerful nerve agent, was devised specifically against the Furries, a pre-stellar alien race successfully subdued in late 26th century. Agent-S was, in turn, developed much earlier during the Age of War for use against the Skargh.
The Imperium has and continues to use chemical weapons quite liberally, mostly targeting unprotected populations and facilities rather than using them on the frontline, although surprise attacks on military formations have also at times proven quite successful.
Chemical agents can and often are combined with nanoweapons, a class of WMDs in their own right, to enhance their effect or achieve effects otherwise normally not possible. Documented cases involve the use of A-232 nerve agent infused with nanomachines to literally break down gas mask filters, or ricin packed into inert nano-capsules designed to dissolve at a certain temperature, used to contaminate a city's water supply - the chemical sensors in the water treatment plant would not be able to detect the toxin, dismissing the inert particles as harmless, until the agent would be released upon being heated in the city's boilers.
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by Sidhae » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:43 am
Riysa wrote:Sidhae wrote:Does your nation have, or has historically had, a chemical weapons program of any kind? What, if any, stockpiles of chemical weapons you have/have historically possessed? Has your nation ever used chemical weapons for any purpose?
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Due to the abundance of effective countermeasures in this age, chemical weapons are considered somewhat secondary by the Imperial armed forces when it comes to mass destruction, more often being used for nuisance, disruption and sabotage operations rather than actual combat.
A variety of different chemical agents developed back in 20th century are kept in considerable stocks to be used as nuisance weapons (forcing the enemy to constantly wear uncomfortable hazard suits and spend time and resources on decontamination procedures), as area denial weapons (saturating an area with chemical agents to hinder enemy movement - in most cases, an approaching enemy force will much rather seek a detour rather than head through a contaminated area and have to spend valuable time and resources to decontaminate itself afterwards) or as weapons of sabotage (contaminating enemy water supplies, killing crops and livestock or poisoning enemy civilian populations to disrupt industrial productivity and demoralize the enemy).
Newer chemical agents in Imperial arsenal were developed to combat alien foes, taking into account their specific physiology. For example, Agent-F, a powerful nerve agent, was devised specifically against the Furries, a pre-stellar alien race successfully subdued in late 26th century. Agent-S was, in turn, developed much earlier during the Age of War for use against the Skargh.
The Imperium has and continues to use chemical weapons quite liberally, mostly targeting unprotected populations and facilities rather than using them on the frontline, although surprise attacks on military formations have also at times proven quite successful.
Chemical agents can and often are combined with nanoweapons, a class of WMDs in their own right, to enhance their effect or achieve effects otherwise normally not possible. Documented cases involve the use of A-232 nerve agent infused with nanomachines to literally break down gas mask filters, or ricin packed into inert nano-capsules designed to dissolve at a certain temperature, used to contaminate a city's water supply - the chemical sensors in the water treatment plant would not be able to detect the toxin, dismissing the inert particles as harmless, until the agent would be released upon being heated in the city's boilers.
OOC: How does the Adeptus Mechanicus view the use of chemical weapons?
by Riysa » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:27 am
Sidhae wrote:Riysa wrote:
OOC: How does the Adeptus Mechanicus view the use of chemical weapons?
Considering how various planet-busting overkill weapons are the trademark of WH40k universe and Adeptus Mechanicus manufactures most of them, I don't see how they'd have a problem with something as relatively harmless as chemical weapons.
by Phenyzia » Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:10 pm
by Sidhae » Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:20 pm
Riysa wrote:Sidhae wrote:
Considering how various planet-busting overkill weapons are the trademark of WH40k universe and Adeptus Mechanicus manufactures most of them, I don't see how they'd have a problem with something as relatively harmless as chemical weapons.
True, although I wonder why we rarely see chemical weps used in the fluff. It even makes more appearances in-game with the Bane Wolf tank.
by Neo Prutenia » Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:28 pm
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by Neo Prutenia » Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:40 pm
Byzantine-Slovayna wrote:What, if any, stockpiles of chemical weapons you have/have historically possessed?
A number of eradicating viruses.
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