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Little basket panzer III turret
Schwarzadler
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Posted: Thursday, June 05, 2014 - 07:21 PM UTC
What's the purpose of the little basket attached to a panzer III ausf. K commander's hatch?

Thanks
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, June 06, 2014 - 07:03 AM UTC
It's a message holder. Messengers would come alongside and drop messages in it.
MadModeler
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Posted: Friday, July 04, 2014 - 05:54 PM UTC
It was to hold his coffee while in battle.



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Tom
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