Basic information
| Manufacturer | Special Armour |
| Product code | SPA72027 |
| Weight: | 0.16 kg |
| Ean: | 8594071088675 |
| Scale | 1:72 |
| Added to catalog on: | 5.17.2022 |
Captured Sd.Kfz 250 Ausf.A (Alte Ausführung)
The earlier version of the Sd.Kfz 250 with a hexagon-shaped body armour was one of the most widely used German WW2 armoured personnel carriers. The type was in production and used since 1941. In 1943, the vehicles begun to be subsequently replaced by a later type which allowed easier production, the Sd.Kfz 250/1 Neue Ausf.A. Both versions remained in service until the end of the war though. Some of them also fell into the hands of the Allies and were put to military service as well.
Our model with fine detail throughout comes with styrene tracks and offer three colour scheme options. First, there is a sand-painted vehicle with CSR letters on the body (abbreviation for Czechoslovak Republic) which was used by Czech insurgents during the May 1945 Prague uprising. Next is a green-painted vehicle no.10 bearing the Polish Eagle markings, which was operated by the Polish Army during the liberation of Poland. And the final option is a white-star marked vehicle which was captured by the US troops at the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes in the winter of 1944. The vehicle retained its original German camouflage with only the stars added.
- Interesting camouflage schemes
- Model with plenty of detail
Sd.Kfz 250 was a German light, half-track armored transport from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the vehicle were created in 1939, and serial production continued in the period 1940-1944, ending with the production of about 6,700 units. The Sd.Kfz 250 was powered by a six-cylinder engine Maybach HL 42 TRKM with 100 hp .
The Sd.Kfz 250 was developed as a light reconnaissance and multipurpose vehicle for the German armored divisions and panzer grenadiers. In the course of serial production, two versions of the Sd.Kfz 250 hull were created: the first (called "alt") had undercut side hull plates and a broken armor plate at the front of the hull. In 1943, the "neu" version was introduced, which was simplified: the hull sides were flat, as was the armor plate on the front of the car. During the Second World War, several variants and versions of the Sd.Kfz 250 were created. The first chronological version was the Sd.Kfz 250/1, which was the basic version and could function as a light infantry transporter or reconnaissance vehicle. Later, the Sd.Kfz 250/3 version appeared, which was a command version with a long-range loop antenna and a long-range radio. Later, a version armed with an 80 mm mortar (Sd.Kfz 250/7), a 28 mm anti-tank gun (Sd.Kfz 250/11) or a reconnaissance vehicle with a 20 mm cannon in a rotating turret (Sd. Kfz 250/9). Cars Sd.Kfz 250 of all versions were used primarily in armored divisions and armored grenadiers on virtually all fronts of World War II.
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