LFG Roland C.II
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Armament

A centrally mounted synchronized Spandau
Spandau
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 7.92mm gun was provided for the pilot on later models. The observer had a Parabellum
Parabellum MG14
The Parabellum MG14 was a 7.9 mm caliber World War I machine gun built by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken. It was an adaptation of their Maschinengewehr 08 gun intended for use on aircraft and zeppelins. The MG08's belt-style ammunition feed was enclosed in a drum, the recoil casing was...

 gun on a ring mounting. A tubular half-hoop "roll bar" was fitted between the cockpits to prevent possible damage to the airscrew from depressing the gun too much when firing forward.

A load of four 12.5 kg bombs could also be carried under the fuselage.

Comparable aircraft

Hannover CL.II
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