ntg84 Posted August 15, 2000 Share Posted August 15, 2000 How come it only shows 1 machine gun? Isn't it two? One firing forward and one on a swivel in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Måkjager Posted August 15, 2000 Share Posted August 15, 2000 I would say that the second mg goes with the squad of PzGrenadiers when they dismount. The Hanomag had a crew of two , driver and mg gunner for vehicle protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntg84 Posted August 15, 2000 Author Share Posted August 15, 2000 Makes sense to me, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scepter Posted August 15, 2000 Share Posted August 15, 2000 The original purpose of the swivel-mounted LMG on the rear of the 251/1 (as well as certain other Sd Kfz 251 vatiants) was to give the vehicle and its onboard infantry some light AA protection. The gun was typically an MG34 with an AA bullseye gunsight attached to it. However, it was not uncommon for the 251's LMG to be missing in action (especially late in the war), since the infantry found it much more useful in the anti-personnel role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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