German MG 42 Shoulder Pod

[imntxs554]

German Machine Gunner begins to fire instantly his MG 42, using the shoulder of his loader, against Soviet Infantry during the Battle of Kursk.

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[Flying10uk]

Is anyone able to think of an appropriate caption for the picture, please?

[muffett.2008]

Hearing Test?

[henry r]

"bend over, this won't take a minute."

[Flying10uk]

Don't be nervous, I know what I'm doing.

[tankhunter]

'Stay still Hermann. The rabbit is only 300 Meters away'!...........

[Lee Enfield]

"Hey, I just remembered that it's actually your turn...."

[Vincent]

The Soviets knew the German plans to attack the Kursk salient and were waiting for them. British cryptographers at Bletchley Park had broken the Lorenz cipher. The fifth member of Cambridge Five Soviet spy ring, John Cairncross, had sent the Soviets decrypted German messages.

[RCS]

Interesting 7,92mm links that could be used in the MG 34 and MG 42 but designed for aircraft m/g'

[browningautorifle]

The disintegrating links were a breakthrough designed for aircraft, trying to determine who and exactly when is difficult. It was either at the end of WW1 or just after. It added a modicum of weight but got rid of the bulk of belts. In WW1 the aircraft with Vickers and Maxim had to have large drums to accumulate their expended belt...that's why Lewis guns had some favor. The ground gun pictured is still using of course, the 50 rd joinable non disintegrating belts.