MP40 location in turret?

[Jack Hrovatin]

Can anyone show or tell me where the MP40 and it’s six cell magazine pouch was located in the tank? I’m assuming it is similar to where they stowed it in the Tiger I tank...but I just can’t find anything to substantiate that.

[Jack Hrovatin]

OK, I think I found that the MP40 was held in a sheet metal formed tray, similar to the one that’s vertically mounted in the Tiger, although it’s in the horizontal position on the right side of the turrets wall. It’s frame also has as part of its skeleton structure, two hooks horizontally opposed above the MP40 to attach the six cell canvas pouch to as was used in armored vehicles as well as the Fallshirmjagers early in the war when they were still dropping along with supply canisters from aircraft.