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The Type 12 (Bre 12 Ca2) was a two-seat night fighter
derivative of the basic Type 5 design which, introduced
during the course of 1916, was allocated to various units
defending Paris, and remained in service well into the
summer of 1917. Powered by either the 220hp Renault
12Fb or 250hp Renault 12Fbx engine, the Type 12
featured a revised forward undercarriage unit with
twin wheels and a modified fuselage nacelle. The
37mm Hotchkiss cannon in the nose position was
coupled with a Sautter-Harle searchlight which, operated by a wind-driven generator mounted under the
front of the nacelle, was aligned with and moved with
the gun. An aft-firing 7.7mm Lewis machine gun was
usually fitted on an elevated mount over the upper
wing leading edge, and four landing lamps were
mounted beneath each lower wing. Performance,
weights and dimensions were essentially similar to
those of the Type 5.
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