A Sd.Kfz.234/4 Pakwagen of Stabskp/Korps Pz.A.A.FHH while surrendering at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. It is missing one of its front wheels, adding even more strain to an already overtaxed carriage. The gunner dangles his feet into the driver’s compartment as if it were his favorite fishing hole while his loader relaxes opposite. The commander, standing in the fighting compartment, gives an ideal of what his exposure would have been like in combat. One wonders if the vehicle could have been maneuvered into position quickly enough to hide its thin armor, or if the gun could have been sighted well enough to engage targets, while off kilter in this condition.
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