The Sd.Kfz. 250 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 250; 'special motor vehicle') was a light armoured half-track, very similar in appearance to the larger Hanomag-designed Sd.Kfz. 251, and built by the DEMAG firm, for use by Nazi Germany in World War II. Most variants were open-topped and had a single access door in the rear.

The Sd.Kfz.250 was reliable, had excellent cross-country capabilities and offered a good protection against small arms fire and shrapnel, but was costly to manufacture and cramped inside. It was nevertheless produced in increasing quantities by 1944 (thanks to the simplified “Neu art”), and used until the capitulation.

Feb 12, 2024 · The Sd.Kfz.250 standard armament of two machine guns would be generally enough to deal with Partisan attackers. Someone on the German side obviously thought this was not enough and added a 5 cm gun on top of the Sd.Kfz.250 vehicle.

Sep 6, 2024 · Along with Demag, Büssing-NAG was chosen to design the lightweight sloped armored body. The new vehicle was named leichter gepanzerter Mannschafts-Transportwagen for light armored troop carrier, Sd.Kfz.250. This vehicle was based on the Sd.Kfz.10’s D7 chassis built by Demag, using the same tracks, interleaved roadwheels and drive sprockets.

Sd.Kfz. 250/6 – leichter Munitionspanzerwagen Ausf B für Sturmgeschütz 40 Ausf F und G. Ammunition carrier (60 rounds for StuG 40). Weight: 6090kg, crew: 2, armament: 1 x MG34 or 42 (1100 rounds).

The Sd.Kfz. 250 was used for the first time during the French campaign, the Sd.Kfz. 250 was made in large numbers, and was found at all German theatres of war.

Jul 5, 2023 · The Sd.Kfz. 250 was a German light and armored halftrack developed from 1939 and the personnel carrier was used by the Wehrmacht from 1941. It was a supplement to the larger Hanomag Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack. Developed and manufactured by Demag it was used throughout the war.

Four different variants with different radio equipment were made of the leichter Funkpanzerwagen (Sd. Kfz. 250/3) – a small armoured radio vehicle. The conspicuous roof antenna was used until 1942. The illustrated vehicle had the Panzeraufbau Sd. Kfz. 250/Z.

The Panzeraufbau Sd. Kfz. 250/Z had an overhanging rear and a vision port in the rear door contrary to the Panzeraufbau Sd. Kfz. 250E. The vision ports in the steeper driver’s front plate were of the older type.

The Sd.Kfz. 250 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 250; 'special motor vehicle') was a light armoured half-track, very similar in appearance to the larger Hanomag-designed Sd.Kfz. 251, and built by the DEMAG firm, for use by Nazi Germany in World War II. Most variants were open-topped and had a single access door in the rear.