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The Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was a World War II German armoured personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company, based on its earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the Panzergrenadier (German mechanized infantry ) into battle.
Sd.Kfz. 251-mounted Wurfrahmen in action against Polish positions during the Warsaw Uprising. Introduced in late 1940, the weapon system was a framework with adjustable base plates fitted over and alongside a vehicle which could hold 300 mm high explosive (HE) rockets; 280 mm HE and 320 mm incendiary rockets were also used, the rockets being fired while in their loading crates.
Mittlerer Funkpanzerwagen (radio carrier version of the Sd.Kfz. 251) Mittlerer gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen (designation for the Saurer RR-7) Mittlerer gepanzerter Mannschaftskraftwagen (early designation for the Sd.Kfz. 251) Mittlerer Kommandopanzerwagen (command post version of the Sd.Kfz. 251)
Sd.Kfz. 251/7 (medium armored halftrack for engineers) Sd.Kfz. 251/8 (medium armored halftrack ambulance) Sd.Kfz. 251/9 (medium armored halftrack with 75 mm L/24 gun) Sd.Kfz. 251/10 (medium armored halftrack with 37 mm antitank gun) Sd.Kfz. 251/11 (medium armored halftrack with telephone equipment) Sd.Kfz. 251/12 (medium armored halftrack with ...
Beside being towed, the FlaK 30/38 could be mounted on a variety of vehicles, ranging from being mounted on the rear platform of cars, trucks and half-tracks, including vehicles such as the Sd.Kfz. 10/4 and 10/5 (FlaK 30 / FlaK 38), Sd.Kfz. 11/1 (FlaK 38) and Sd.Kfz. 251/17 (FlaK 38) to being used for dedicated anti-air vehicles such as ...
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.
Units in the mobile divisions were also equipped with six- and eight-wheeled heavy armored cars such as the Sd.Kfz. 231/232 and the Sd.Kfz. 234. Later in the war they were issued with Volkswagen Schwimmwagens, light half-tracks such as the Sd.Kfz. 250, as well as Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs" and Aufklärungspanzer 38 light tanks.
The article doesn't seem to mention the 'mittlere' (medium) prefix except for the /22 and /23. The correct name, according to D 97/1+ (Gerätliste vom 1. 7. 43 from 1943-07-01) would include 'mittlere' for all the variants (e.g. mittlerer Schützenpanzerwagen (Sd Kfz 251/1) - and yes, there shouldn't be any periods in the abbreviation either ...