Libya: mustard gas 'most potent chemical weapon'

[GarrettFox]

[QUOTE=Clavus;28410451]It does all 4 of those. I think that makes it pretty damn effective.[/QUOTE]

Aye, the gas does ALL of the above. Right down to the 24 hour delay, which allows soldiers to retreat so you don't have to kill or treat them yourself when you overrun the position, it is almost pure perfection in terms of chemical weapons.

[editline]3rd March 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Nachoman17;28410707]Informative
Are those the only two area denial weapons still around today? Certainly caltrops aren't really used anymore are they?[/QUOTE]

AP mines and chemical weapons aren't really used much anymore by western forces.

We (The US) do, technically, have the XM-7 spider mine system. But I'm not sure it sees much use.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_mine[/url]

We also have the volcano mine deployment system which can technically deploy GATOR ap mines, but right now the systems are loaded with AT mines only.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_mine_system[/url]