skullmeister
Striker
yes, he probably would have authorised gas, but it was'nt stockpiled as a beach defence weapon - it had been stockpiled because it was a WMD, and in much the same way that now countries dont go around nuking other nuclear powers by the time of WW2 it was our counter to german poison gas stocks
no-one really wanted to unleash the gas horror of WW1 updated to 1940's tech
Interesting stuff, would have been the right strong message to send out.