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Originally Posted by Zeke Wolff

No, the Hummel did not have a front machine gun, however, later versions did have provision to mount one or two machine guns, located one on each side fighting compartment. These machine guns aren´t commonly seen in pictures, probably due to the fact that the Hummel is a rear-line SP howitzer and not an assault gun (unlike the Russian ISU152).

~Zeke.

Yes, they had machine guns on them. Sometimes the driver would carry a MG42 inside the hull and stick it out of the viewing port in the front.