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WP is to screen movement and mark target areas. It is not an offensive weapon. It can be used against troops in the open but it would not be the round of choice. The only reason to fire WP on troops would be if it was already loaded in the tubes for another reason and they did not have time to change rounds.

The "napalm" type weapons that keep being mentioned are offensive weapons. They would be fired from aircraft on troops in the open or in a wooded type environment. What makes me so skeptical about the first post is that these types of weapons are not very effective in an urban environment. The buildings would block the spread pattern and basicly make it useless.

My whole problem with this thread is that some people here are so willing to believe anything negative about the US that they will believe anything posted. There is not one credible piece of evidence to support the mustard or nerve gas claim, not one. Where "napalm" type munitions used? I do not know but it seems unlikely. I will wait for CREDIBLE information before I form a judgement.