The Halberstadt C.V, A two man reconnaissance plane built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. Fitted with a Mercedes D.III 6-cylinder water cooled inline engine, 120 kW (160 hp), for greater performance at altitude, with a Service ceiling of 16,600 feet (5,090m) with an endurance: 3 hours the plane had ample time to photograph it's target, Most Halberstadt C.V's had an armament of one 0.312 in (7.92 mm) LMG 08/15 Spandau synchronized machine gun and one 0.312 in (7.92 mm) Parabellum MG14 machine gun on a flexible ring mount in the rear cockpit for the observer, additionally the observer had Grenades and Up to 5 × 20 pound (10 kg) bombs to lob over the side of his machine. Attachment 162689Attachment 162690Attachment 162691Attachment 162692
But in the case of "Brunhilde" she was fitted with a clever refinement/redesign of the MG08, designed at D.W.M. by Karl Heinemann, features a slim, air cooled barrel, telescopic sight and attached reel for the fast-firing gun’s belted 7.92mm ammunition what a "Sting in it's tail" you can also see the racks on the side for the stick Grenades for harassment “bombing” of enemy trenches.
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