The Sd.Kfz. 250 was a light armored personnel carrier of the German armed forces in World War II, frequently used in armored reconnaissance and motorcycle units on all fronts.
An armored superstructure was mounted on the half-track chassis of the Sd.Kfz. 10.
In the older vehicles, the very angled armored superstructure consisted of 19 armor plates, in newer vehicles it was arranged in a straight line and consisted of only 9 armor plates.
The first Sd.Kfz. 250s entered the army in the summer of 1941, the newer version from June 1943.
With a 100 hp engine, the 5 ton armored personnel carrier could reach speeds of up to 65 km/h.
The crew consisted of a maximum of 6 soldiers.
Depending on the intended use, there were different variants from the Sd.Kfz. 250/1 to the Sd.Kfz. 250/12. The Sd.Kfz. 250/1 was the armored personnel carrier version with a crew of 6 and up to 2 machine guns.
Rarely used in the reconnaissance role, Sd.Kfz. 250s were often used in combat alongside tanks, with combat being conducted from the vehicle wherever possible.
The Sd.Kfz. 250/5 was the light armored observation vehicle, a command variant with additional radio equipment.
Plastic model kit for an Sd.Kfz.250/5 in the new version Ausf.B
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An armored superstructure was mounted on the half-track chassis of the Sd.Kfz. 10.
In the older vehicles, the very angled armored superstructure consisted of 19 armor plates, in newer vehicles it was arranged in a straight line and consisted of only 9 armor plates.
The first Sd.Kfz. 250s entered the army in the summer of 1941, the newer version from June 1943.
With a 100 hp engine, the 5 ton armored personnel carrier could reach speeds of up to 65 km/h.
The crew consisted of a maximum of 6 soldiers.
Depending on the intended use, there were different variants from the Sd.Kfz. 250/1 to the Sd.Kfz. 250/12. The Sd.Kfz. 250/1 was the armored personnel carrier version with a crew of 6 and up to 2 machine guns.
Rarely used in the reconnaissance role, Sd.Kfz. 250s were often used in combat alongside tanks, with combat being conducted from the vehicle wherever possible.
The Sd.Kfz. 250/5 was the light armored observation vehicle, a command variant with additional radio equipment.
Plastic model kit for an Sd.Kfz.250/5 in the new version Ausf.B
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