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The usual ammunition bag for the MG34 was called the "Gurtsack" and in the Rye Field interior it is part M8.

Ammo bags in Rye Field instructions

Rye Field's instructions tell you to put two of these bags on the turret wall.

Ammo bag positions in Rye Field turret

Their turret wall has notches for exactly two bags.

Ammo bags in a Tiger

They apparently took their cue from this WW2 photograph. It shows two bags in exactly those positions.

Ammo bag positions in a Tiger

But if we take a close look at the inside of a Tiger, we find that there are actually 4 positions. That strip of metal is dedicated to ammunition bags.

 
 

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