 The starboard Lewis gun in our illustration has been demounted from its rail and fixed to fire upwards without having to be held and fired by hand, although it can not be raised to fire forward from this position.The unofficial "Sopwith Comic" name was also applied to a field modified Sopwith 1½ Strutter used by some home defence squadrons.The cockpit was moved back behind the wings, and one or two Lewis guns, either mounted on Foster mountings or fixed to fire upwards, outside the arc of the propeller, replaced the synchronised Vickers.