📋Info - Heavy/vehicle Mg Richtschützen casualties

The first few years of combat saw reports of significantly high head wounds of Richtschützen using Mgs in the Schwere (Heavy) role & AFV crewman in half-tracks, tanks & SP AT guns.

A solution was required to address this

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Info - Heavy/vehicle Mg Richtschützen casualtiesThe first few years of combat saw reports of significantly high head wounds of Richtschützen using Mgs in the Schwere (Heavy) role & AFV crewman in half-tracks, tanks & SP AT guns. A solution was required to address this 1/
Info - Heavy/vehicle Mg Richtschützen casualtiesThe first few years of combat saw reports of significantly high head wounds of Richtschützen using Mgs in the Schwere (Heavy) role & AFV crewman in half-tracks, tanks & SP AT guns. A solution was required to address this 1/
So periscope, soft-mounted half-track & tank/SP AT gun attachments were developed & implemented to mitigate the loss of highly-trained men.

For the Schwere Mg role, the Vorsatzfernrohr Mg Zieleinrichtung was issued.

This lowered the profile of the Richtschützen.

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So periscope, soft-mounted half-track & tank/SP AT gun attachments were developed & implemented to mitigate the loss of highly-trained men. For the Schwere Mg role, the Vorsatzfernrohr Mg Zieleinrichtung was issued. This lowered the profile of the Richtschützen.2/
So periscope, soft-mounted half-track & tank/SP AT gun attachments were developed & implemented to mitigate the loss of highly-trained men. For the Schwere Mg role, the Vorsatzfernrohr Mg Zieleinrichtung was issued. This lowered the profile of the Richtschützen.2/
So periscope, soft-mounted half-track & tank/SP AT gun attachments were developed & implemented to mitigate the loss of highly-trained men. For the Schwere Mg role, the Vorsatzfernrohr Mg Zieleinrichtung was issued. This lowered the profile of the Richtschützen.2/
For half-tracks, an internal Lafette mount used to sight, traverse & fire the Mg was issued. See pics 1-3.

Late War, a remote controlled ‘JgPz 38(t)’ mount was issued. This was eventually only fitted to this AFV & StuGs.

I could not locate photo evidence of this item.

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For half-tracks, an internal Lafette mount used to sight, traverse & fire the Mg was issued. See pics 1-3.Late War, a remote controlled ‘JgPz 38(t)’ mount was issued. This was eventually only fitted to this AFV & StuGs. I could not locate photo evidence of this item. End/
For half-tracks, an internal Lafette mount used to sight, traverse & fire the Mg was issued. See pics 1-3.Late War, a remote controlled ‘JgPz 38(t)’ mount was issued. This was eventually only fitted to this AFV & StuGs. I could not locate photo evidence of this item. End/
For half-tracks, an internal Lafette mount used to sight, traverse & fire the Mg was issued. See pics 1-3.Late War, a remote controlled ‘JgPz 38(t)’ mount was issued. This was eventually only fitted to this AFV & StuGs. I could not locate photo evidence of this item. End/
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It seems the Bundeswehr has continued with this casualty reducing equipment. https://twitter.com/history1history/status/1169500858763161600?s=21
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