It is a
very small machine and is extremely light, but the fact that it
can climb at the rate of over 330 feet per minute is a distinct
advantage in its favour. It supplements the Morane-Saulnier
monoplane in the specific duty of the latter, while it is also
employed for discovering the enemy's artillery and communicating
the range of the latter to the French and British artillery. In
this latter work it has played a very prominent part and to
it is due in no small measure that deadly accuracy of the
artillery of the Allies which has now become so famous. This
applies especially to those tactics, where the field artillery
dashes up to a position, discharges a number of rounds in rapid
succession, or indulges in rafale firing, and then limbering up,
rushes away before the enemy can reply.
As is well known the Farman biplanes possess high endurance
qualities. They can remain aloft for many hours at a stretch and
are remarkably reliable. Owing to these qualities they are
utilised for prolonged and searching reconnoitring duties such as
strategical reconnaissances as distinct from the hurried and
tactical reconnaissances carried out by fleeter machines.
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