Germany
Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Ausf. A
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Plastic model kit |
This boxed set contains:
- 1 x Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Ausf. A 1/16 scale armoured personnel carrier
German Army
Product Details
Highly detailed static plastic model
Workable tracks & detailed running gear with torsion bar suspension like the orignal
Full interior including detailed engine with openable engine cover plates
4 marking options
Driver figure included
History
The Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Ausf. A (Special Purpose Vehicle 250/1 Version A) was a light armored half-track used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was part of the Sd.Kfz. 250 vehicle family and was characterized in the Ausf. A version by its sloped armor plates, offering additional protection against enemy fire.
The vehicle was primarily used for transporting small infantry groups, reconnaissance missions, or as a towing vehicle for light artillery. It could carry two crew members and up to four infantrymen. Equipped with a Maybach HL 42 TRKM engine, it achieved a top speed of about 60 km/h. Its armament usually consisted of one or two MG 34 or MG 42 machine guns, effective against enemy infantry and lightly armored vehicles.
Its light weight, tracks for off-road terrain, and relatively high mobility made the Sd.Kfz. 250/1 a valuable asset to German forces, particularly in armored reconnaissance and mechanized infantry divisions.
Kradschützen-Bataillon „Großdeutschland“,
Panzergrenadier-Division „Großdeutschland“,
Army Group South / Heeresgruppe Süd,
Russia, Summer 1942
Kradschützen-Bataillon, 14th Panzer-Division,
Russia, Summer 1942
2. leichte Schützenkompanie, Kradschützen-Bataillon,
11th Panzer-Division, 48th Panzer Corps / XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps,
Russia, Summer 1942
Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 999
Rhodos, Greece, Summer 1943
This boxed set contains:
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1*Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Ausf. A 1/16 scale armoured personnel carrier
Product Details
Highly detailed static plastic model
Workable tracks & detailed running gear with torsion bar suspension like the orignal
Full interior including detailed engine with openable engine cover plates
4 marking options
Driver figure included
History
The Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Ausf. A (Special Purpose Vehicle 250/1 Version A) was a light armored half-track used by the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was part of the Sd.Kfz. 250 vehicle family and was characterized in the Ausf. A version by its sloped armor plates, offering additional protection against enemy fire.
The vehicle was primarily used for transporting small infantry groups, reconnaissance missions, or as a towing vehicle for light artillery. It could carry two crew members and up to four infantrymen. Equipped with a Maybach HL 42 TRKM engine, it achieved a top speed of about 60 km/h. Its armament usually consisted of one or two MG 34 or MG 42 machine guns, effective against enemy infantry and lightly armored vehicles.
Its light weight, tracks for off-road terrain, and relatively high mobility made the Sd.Kfz. 250/1 a valuable asset to German forces, particularly in armored reconnaissance and mechanized infantry divisions.
Kradschützen-Bataillon „Großdeutschland“,
Panzergrenadier-Division „Großdeutschland“,
Army Group South / Heeresgruppe Süd,
Russia, Summer 1942
Kradschützen-Bataillon, 14th Panzer-Division,
Russia, Summer 1942
2. leichte Schützenkompanie, Kradschützen-Bataillon,
11th Panzer-Division, 48th Panzer Corps / XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps,
Russia, Summer 1942
Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 999
Rhodos, Greece, Summer 1943
