Editing Sopwith Camel (section)

===Sopwith Camel "Comic" Night fighter===
The "Comic" was a Camel variant designed specifically for [[night fighter|night-fighting]] duties. The twin Vickers guns were replaced by two Lewis guns on [[Foster mounting]]s firing forward over the top wing, as the muzzle flash of the Vickers guns could blind the pilot. The second reason to use Lewis guns was to facilitate the use of incendiary ammunition because of the risk of using it in synchronized guns.  To allow reloading of the guns, the pilot was moved about {{convert|12|in|cm|0}} to the rear, and to compensate the fuel tank was moved forward.<ref>Mason 1992, p. 91.</ref> It served with Home Defence Squadrons against German air raids. The "Comic" nickname was unofficial, and was shared with the night fighter version of the [[Sopwith 1½ Strutter]].