I was recently awarded a Schwimmwagen to use on the battlefield. It works well. A specially equiped MG42 on the front really helps. Yet we can't bring the top forward, so the roof is always down. We've used it a lot. It's really fended off enemies. They've heard the roar of the engine near the tree line and ran for their lives. It's like they're just giving up. We tried testing the Schwimmwagen in water. Near the town there's a river we drove it across. It floated well. Some water leaked in, but it made the machine gun shells float out. One of Volkswagen's best at it's work.