A gun team between positions
The MG42 rests on the gunner's shoulder while his companion carries ammunition. This is the support weapon in transit, a stage of its work that is less conspicuous than the firing position but just as necessary. The two men's loads explain why the team belongs together.
There is an unexpectedly practical detail behind German ammunition boxes. Museum examples have offset handles that allow two matching boxes to be carried in one hand. Such small design choices mattered when men had to move a heavy supply on foot, and they give the companion figure a purpose beyond filling out the set.
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