Plank gas represented a highly destructive substance, capable of dissolving organic tissue and inflicting excruciating wounds upon contact with bare skin. Furthermore, this chemical agent possessed the ability to disintegrate inorganic matter, including protective space suits, electronic devices, droids, and fortified emplacements. Given its intensely corrosive properties, standard breath masks offered no protection against the effects of plank gas. The Imperial Military weaponized plank gas by incorporating it into speciality grenades designed for deployment via the CSPL-12 projectile launcher.