Spezchemgrupp-Nosoi

***Spezchemgrupp-Nosoi*** is a suborganization of the *Grecka-Labourarmy*'s chemical operations wing, tasked with research, development and application of herbicides and pesticides in support of the labour army's operations in the royal territories. *Spezchemgrupp-Nosoi* had further organizational emphasis as a covert research and development organization for the GCK's chemical warfare programs, until the official acknowledgement of the unit in 16AF.

## Formation

The first musings of a formal chemical warfare program came in the earliest years of the GCK subsequent to the decision to dramatically downsize the fighting component of the newly consolidated GCK confederated army: with the potential for hostilities on the GCK-(Evonland?) border being pronounced, effectively defending the frontier with reduced forces posed a problem which demanded some form of a force multiplier, and an economical one at that, particularly with the rapidly increasing pacifist declarations of the Bonnhaven government in the aftermath of the Busik disaster and the end of the Greck intervention in Voltarvo. Formally proposed by the *Grecka's* first Minister of Defense General Lauure Geiss, the proposal was well received by the newly organized *Allkommand* as a logical solution to the political considerations in was obliged to operate under, inversely the *Royalkounzil* and the *Politikahaus* strongly rejected the idea of a chemical warfare program on the grounds that it would inherently be an indiscriminate weapon. While General Geiss would resign from the Politikahaus in 2AF in protest over the dismissal of Foreign Minister Nels Brosso and the politically orchestrated end of GCK involvement in the Voltarvo conflict, nevertheless development and implementation of the Geiss doctrine was tacitly implemented by the *Allkommand* and thus conducted under the guise of agricultural research.

The *Grecka-Labourarmy* quickly assumed duties relevant to the support of the colonization and development of the royal territories, which in 4AF (1926) were formally organized to included a broad number of duties, including providing healthcare services for the *greck* citizenry and logistical support to agricultural operations. Accordingly, pest eradication quickly fell under their aegis, and a *stattlaboratory* was established outside of Monteville, Grandemontes for chemical research initiatives, formally organized as the *Spezchemgrupp-Nosoi*, named after the contents of Pandora's box in Kaesulian mythology.

### As an "agricultural" research group

*Spezchemgrupp-Nosoi* immediately moved to facilitate chemical weapons production based off of existent industrial production chains in order to rapidly introduce chemical weapons capabilities into the GCK's military toolbox. Chlorine gas was procured via civil contracts under the 1926/4AF budget cycle, and state owned facilities for chemical production were operational by 8AF. Production shifted to acrolein gas by 12AF and phosgene in the 16AF budget cycle. These chemicals in turn were design for deployment via artillery, with *Nosoi* shells produced in 127mm, 203mm and 305mm artillery sizes and deployed along the GCK-Evonland border with an emphasis on positions in range of Evonland urban areas. Additionally, aerial deployment was developed, initially via crop-duster style apparatus mounted to surplus aircraft assigned to the Labour Army Logistical Air Fleet (LALAF) and after 16AF to specially designed munitions assigned to the *Greck* Air Fleet (*Greckaf*).

Deployment of *Nosoi* shells along the GCK border was reported via Evonland intelligence sources as early as 1927, which was quickly connected with the 1923 proposal of the Geiss doctrine. While the *Politikahaus* continued to refuse to comment on the existence of a *Greck* chemical weapons program or the validity of the rumors of the Geiss doctrine's implementation, it quickly became evident that a potential war with the GCK would inherently involve large scale use of chemical weapons, potentially against civilian populations. Foreign observers easily noted the utilization of pesticides by GCK air and ground units in Nordenia to cull *norduuolf* populations and support agricultural projects on the continent, and the GCK's doctrinal emphasis on chemical weapons ultimately became an open secret among military planners in the region.

### Formal military application

(chemweapons acknowledged 16AF, Geiss doctrine remains tacit)

Spezchemgrupp-Nosoi's

Under the 24AF budget, *Spezchemgrupp-Nosoi's* programs grew to include radiological weapons: under the NOSOI REX designation ("King of the Evil Spirits"), afterproducts from the *Greck-Atomikprogram* were assessed for military applications. XXX