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Join this channel to get access to perks: #scalemodels #halftrack #panzer #ICM #Kit #Reviews #Plastic #Scale #Model #Models #AMT #Tamiya #TamiyaUSA #Revell #MPC #Academy #Italeri #Ford #chevy #Tank #Armor #Aoshima #Hobbyboss #Modelroundup #Tool #Tools #onedaybuilds #onedaybuild #tested #scalemodels #hpiguy #hpiguys #scalemodels #Scale_model #hobby #hobbies #adamsavage #2023 #model #models #modelling #scale #modeling #weathering #howto #diy #create #make #STEM #future #floor #polish #tutorial #decal #decals #waterslide #automobile #fomoco #moebius #modelkit #kit #rust #rusty #rusted #rustoleum #hobbyboss #ww2 #wwii #germany #german #tank #armor #35th #panzerdragoon #trumpeter ALL NEW FIRST LOOK Sd Kfz 251D Armored Half Track 1/16 Scale Model Kit Review Trumpeter 00942 700942 TRUMPETER 700942 00942 1:16 . 251D ALL NEW TOOLING! WWII German Personnel Carrier Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit Model Brief Length: Width: Photo Etched Parts 2 pcs Multi-slide molded lower hull and upper hull Individual workable track links Rubber tires Separately molded fire extinguisher, gas mask canister, and storage bins. Fully detailed fighting and driver compartments. Accurate suspension and chassis. Accurate molded running gear with photoetch details. Accurate radio and sighting blocks. Separately molded tie downs. MG42 with photo-etch sight, MP40, and Kar98k. Figures not included. The . 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was a World War II German armored personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company, based on its earlier, unarmored . 11 vehicle. The . 251 was designed to transport the Panzergrenadier (German mechanized infantry) into battle. . 251s were the most widely produced German half-tracks of the war, with at least 15,252 vehicles and variants produced by seven manufacturers. The utility of this vehicle lead the German Army to develop the similar looking but shorter and lighter . 250 as a supplement. Some sources state that the . 251 was commonly referred to simply as “Hanomags“ by both German and Allied soldiers after the manufacturer of the vehicle;[1] this has been questioned, and may have been only a postwar label.[2][3] German officers referred to them as SPW (Schützenpanzerwagen, or armored infantry vehicle) in their daily orders and memoirs. The early production models of this vehicle were issued to the 1st Panzer Division in 1939 as the 'Ausf.A' or 'A-version'. There were 232 estimated Ausf.A units produced, which took place in Hannover's Hanomag, Büssing-NAG of Berlin-Oberschöneweide, Weserhütte of Bad Oeynhausen, Wumag of Görlitz, and F. Schichau shipyard of Elbing facilities.[4] These vehicles were meant to enable Panzergrenadiere to accompany panzers and provide infantry support as required. In practice, there were never enough of them to go around, and most Panzergrenadier units had to make do with trucks for transport.[5] In August 1943, Romania acquired a total of 27 armored half-tracks, of both the 251 and 250 types[6] followed in 1944 by 251 type and other types of armored cars to convert two cavalry divisions into armored or mechanized divisions.[7] . 251s were known as SPW mijlociu (“medium SPW“) in Romanian service, while . 250s were referred to as SPW ușor (“light SPW“).[8] The Army of the Independent State of Croatia received 15 . 251 in spring 1944 and the Ustashe Militia received 12 in autumn 1944
