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Old 03-05-2010, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Zeke Wolff View Post
No, the Hummel did not have a front machine gun, however, later versions did have provision to mount one or two machine guns, located one on each side fighting compartment. These machine guns aren“t commonly seen in pictures, probably due to the fact that the Hummel is a rear-line SP howitzer and not an assault gun (unlike the Russian ISU152).

~Zeke.
Yes, they had machine guns on them. Sometimes the driver would carry a MG42 inside the hull and stick it out of the viewing port in the front.
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