What is this?

[Naxos]

Dummy cannon, just a toy - or what?

Men from the Flugabwehr-Kanonen-Zug 113

July 1916 attached to the 111. Infanterie-Division

Edited December 12, 2008 by Naxos

[Guest Rick Research]

Yikes-- you got those on BITMAP format instead of jpeg? Takes forever to download and come out same size but 1/7 the KB "size" as jpegs.

I'd say it is a dummy cannon to trick enemy aerial reconnaissance... when they're not playing with it. :cheeky:

[Naxos]

I'd say it is a dummy cannon to trick enemy aerial reconnaissance... when they're not playing with it.

It would make sense as bait to attract enemy aircraft - then hit them with the camouflaged FLAK

Sorry Rick but it's JPG

[bob lembke]

Hi, "Naxos";

Just saw this. Yes, I would say that it was a replica of an Infanterie=Geschuetze, like the cut-down 77 mm guns used for that purpose, cut-down wheels, sometimes a bit off the barrel, etc. By 1918 most line infantry regiments had one or two batteries, either special infantry gun formations (50 batteries were formed), or 77 mm guns or occasionally 105 mm howitzer batteries detailed for this purpose from regular field artillery formations. Use as flier bait sounds as good as anything.

Bob Lembke