"What do you think of this AA defence" Topic
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| 14Bore | 06 Sep 2020 9:47 a.m. PST |
What do you think what looks to be a mortar was used for?
AA, air to ground or just signals or flares? |
| emckinney | 06 Sep 2020 10:18 a.m. PST |
360 MG tripod mount without gun installed? |
| 14Bore | 06 Sep 2020 10:36 a.m. PST |
Yes very likely, I have a tablet and while big enough it's not always possible to enlarge enough. |
| emckinney | 06 Sep 2020 12:27 p.m. PST |
If that's a mortar, the barrel walls are thicker than the bore. Machine gun position on the German R-class Zeppelin 'LZ 63', 1916-17
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| 14Bore | 06 Sep 2020 12:45 p.m. PST |
Even still, manning a mg on top a gas bag took nerves of steel |
| StarCruiser | 06 Sep 2020 1:22 p.m. PST |
Not just ANY gas bag – one full of hydrogen! |
| Vintage Wargaming | 06 Sep 2020 10:29 p.m. PST |
A better feeling than being a sitting target with no MGs at all though. |
| 45thdiv | 07 Sep 2020 6:26 a.m. PST |
No mortar. That is a 3rd tripod stand for another machine gun. |
| Cerdic | 07 Sep 2020 9:21 a.m. PST |
Crew look surprisingly cheerful! |
 Yellow Admiral  | 07 Sep 2020 9:30 a.m. PST |
Shouldn't there be some better provisions for catching hot brass ejected from the guns…? <shudder> Standing on top of a literal bomb, no parachutes, no gun shields. If those men had balls any bigger, you could see them from space. "Oi, Eddie! What do you want to do after the war?"
"I'm thinkin' I want to go someplace safer and warmer, away from all this. Maybe the north pole, or the top of the Matterhorn." - Ix PS: those semi-circular platforms look more disruptive than helpful. I feel like my footing is the last thing I'd want to be paying attention to while trying to aim an MG at a fast moving target – especially if the target is shooting back. |
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