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Machinenflak Photograph
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MissingSomething
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Nice Photo....besides the fact that they are in the AA position. How can you tell that they are firing tracer?
The only kind they could use
is the tracer, any of the PD types could land on their own positions and go off. (I suppose any one down wind of falling burnt out tracers might be annoyed as well) This was a universal problem. The British had 1 Pdrs. in use for AA by September/October 1914 and only had the PD ammunition, there were many complaints and no aircraft were hit. None of the German 37mm explosive munitions had a self destruct.
is the tracer, any of the PD types could land on their own positions and go off. (I suppose any one down wind of falling burnt out tracers might be annoyed as well) This was a universal problem. The British had 1 Pdrs. in use for AA by September/October 1914 and only had the PD ammunition, there were many complaints and no aircraft were hit. None of the German 37mm explosive munitions had a self destruct.
MissingSomething
Well-Known Member
OK, I didn't know that.... The old adage that what goes up comes down.... I can see not using PD but tracer that came down would be unpleasant as well....