Naxos Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 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 FLAKSorry Rick but it's JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lembke Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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