What kind of weapon is this?

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It is french airship Zodiac MBZ-3 in German colours. I hunting for such photos for five years Please contact me! Any information about this photo is vital for me!

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Yep looks like it.
I have a the Janes airship ref book some-place at home and I remember the French were playing with unmanned ballons with really funny gondolas.

I will have a look for the book tonight From what I can recall they were used for some for of Radio Direction Finding aparatus?