The aerial scout observes the dummies beneath the sparse covering
of branches. Congratulating himself upon his sharp eyesight, he
returns to his base with the intelligence that he has found the
enemy's guns he indicates their position upon the map, and in
some cases returns to notify the position of the weapons by
smoke-ball or tinsel, when they are immediately subjected to a
severe bombardment. He follows the shell-fire and sees the arms
put out of action. He returns to camp satisfied with his
exploit, oblivious of the smiles and laughter of the hostile
artillerymen, who have their guns safely in position and well
masked some distance away. The dummies are imperfectly concealed
purposely, so that they may be discovered by the aerial scout,
while the real guns are completely masked and ready to belch
forth from another point. In one or two cases the dummies have
been rigged up in such a manner as to convey the impression, when
seen from aloft, that a whole battery has been put out of action,
barrels and wheels as well as broken limbers strewing the ground
in all directions.
Moving masses of soldiers are also resorting to cunning in order
to mislead the airman or to escape his observation.
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