SS186
Thomas Gunn Miniatures
Located in the hull, this crewman operated the tank's radio for external communications and often manned a hull-mounted machine gun. Have grabbed his luger and escaped the crippled armoured vehicle he was cut down.
Wearing a black jacket and camo trousers, still gripping his luger, he has paid the price.
World War II Panzer crews were highly trained, whose lives inside their panzers was cramped, noisy confines of their tanks were arduous, dangerous, and physically draining. Known as Panzertruppen, they wore distinctive black uniforms and operated in a structured hierarchy that was critical for the complex teamwork required in combat. German Panzer crews in WW2 were composed of a commander, gunner, loader, driver, and radio operator.