5cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun engaging a trio of bogged down Soviet T-34/76 tanks in 1942

An interesting scene from the Eastern Front that at first glance appears to be staged propaganda. 0:06 The implication is that at least one of these three vehicles is still manned, which makes it unlikely that the cameraman would have approached to within such a short distance of active enemy vehicles, especially when targeting derelict vehicles to simulate combat was not unknown. 0:09 At this point in the footage however, the right track on the vehicle furthest to the camera appears to be moving as the crew attempt to get their vehicle moving 0:22 As the track continues to churn up the mud, the same tank is struck by a shell in the turret. One could argue that if the footage was staged, the tank could have been operated remotely, but this seems unlikely. 0:38 The T-34 closest to the camera is struck by a shell that appears to strike the turret ring. When using tungsten-cored APCR ammunition the Pak 38 was capable of piercing the T-34/76 turret from around 500 meters 0:5