A little help, please. On German armor, for example - the rear anti-aircraft mount on a 251 half-track, the MG mount appears to be just a cradle for the barrel of the MG34. How did the gun stay in place? I haven’t been able to find any information on how the gun was actually mounted. Did the gunner just use the half-round cradle as a rest? Wasn’t the gun strapped in, or bolted, or fastened in some manner?
Thanks,
Ralph