Lieutenant Joseph climbed aboard a half-track, came up beside the machine gunner, "Suppressive fire! Hurry!"
The machine gunner held the gun with his right hand and the ammunition belt with his left, firing short bursts.
Lieutenant Joseph, "Sight! It's too high! Set the sight to 500!"
Not all models of Prosen's half-tracks came equipped with machine gun mounts. The one Lieutenant Joseph mounted had a gun that was rigged somewhat haphazardly and could only be aimed using tracer rounds.
The machine gunner clearly lacked training—well, it wasn't surprising considering the new recruits who ended up in the rear mobile brigade were generally of poor quality.
The best reinforcements were assigned to armored training camps to become reserve armored troops. The next best went to armored grenadiers and various hunter divisions, and those of lower quality were sent to the regular infantry divisions.