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Germany - Halftracks
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SdKfz 250
SdKfz 250 Variants
Sd.Kfz. 250/1 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen The standard troop carrier.
Sd.Kfz. 250/2 leichter Fernsprechpanzerwagen Equipped with cable-laying gear.
Sd.Kfz. 250/3 leichter Funkpanzerwagen Command variant, equipped with radio equipment and a "bedstead" aerial frame.
Sd.Kfz. 250/4
Sd.Kfz. 250/5 leichter Beobachtungspanzerwagen Command variant with additional radio equipment.
Sd.Kfz. 250/6 leichter Munitionspanzerwagen Ammunition carrier for assault guns.
Sd.Kfz. 250/7
Sd.Kfz. 250/8 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm) Support variant armed with a 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 gun and an MG 34.
Sd.Kfz. 250/9 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (2 cm) Reconnaissance variant with a 2 cm KwK 38 autocannon and a coaxial MG (MG 34 or MG 42) in a low, open-topped turret identical to that of the Sd Kfz. 222 armoured car.
Sd.Kfz. 250/10 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (3.7 cm PaK) Reconnaissance platoon leader's variant with 3.7 cm PaK 35/36. This was the same as the antitank gun used in a towed mode early in the war. Occasionally, the gun was fitted with a small shield to protect the gunners.
Sd.Kfz. 250/11 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (schwere Panzerbüchse 41) With a 2.8 cm sPzB 41 heavy anti-tank rifle and an MG 34.
Sd.Kfz. 250/12 leichter Messtruppanzerwagen Survey and artillery range spotting vehicle.
Sd.Kfz. 252 leichter gepanzerter Munitionskraftwagen Ammunition carrier for Sturmgeschütz.
Sd.Kfz. 253 leichter gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen Artillery forward observer vehicle, with fully enclosed armoured body and artillery radios.
Plus numerous field modifications
Such as adding light artillery pieces such as the Pak35/36 to the basic version[4]
Sd.Kfz. 250/2 leichter Fernsprechpanzerwagen Equipped with cable-laying gear.
Sd.Kfz. 250/3 leichter Funkpanzerwagen Command variant, equipped with radio equipment and a "bedstead" aerial frame.
- Sd.Kfz. 250/3-I (Fu 7, Fu 18) (Luftwaffe)
- Sd.Kfz. 250/3-II (Fu 5, Fu.Spr. f)
- Sd.Kfz. 250/3-III (Fu 8, Fu 4, Fu.Spr. f)
- Sd.Kfz. 250/3-IV (Fu 8, Fu.Spr. f)
- Sd.Kfz. 250/3-V (Fu 12, Fu.Spr. f)
Sd.Kfz. 250/4
- Sd.Kfz. 250/4 leichter Truppenluftschutzpanzerwagen Antiaircraft variant armed with a dual MG 34 machine gun; never reached production.
- Sd.Kfz. 250/4 leichter Beobachtungspanzerwagen Observation vehicle for Sturmgeschütz detachments.
Sd.Kfz. 250/5 leichter Beobachtungspanzerwagen Command variant with additional radio equipment.
Sd.Kfz. 250/6 leichter Munitionspanzerwagen Ammunition carrier for assault guns.
- Sd.Kfz. 250/6 Ausf A carried 70 rounds for 75 mm StuK 37 L/24 gun.
- Sd.Kfz. 250/6 Ausf B carried 60 rounds for 75 mm StuK 40 L/48 gun.
Sd.Kfz. 250/7
- Sd.Kfz. 250/7 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (schwerer Granatwerfer) mounted an 81 mm mortar.
- Sd.Kfz. 250/7 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (Munitionsfahrzeug)' Ammunition transporter - carried 66 rounds for 81 mm mortar.
Sd.Kfz. 250/8 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm) Support variant armed with a 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 gun and an MG 34.
Sd.Kfz. 250/9 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (2 cm) Reconnaissance variant with a 2 cm KwK 38 autocannon and a coaxial MG (MG 34 or MG 42) in a low, open-topped turret identical to that of the Sd Kfz. 222 armoured car.
Sd.Kfz. 250/10 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (3.7 cm PaK) Reconnaissance platoon leader's variant with 3.7 cm PaK 35/36. This was the same as the antitank gun used in a towed mode early in the war. Occasionally, the gun was fitted with a small shield to protect the gunners.
Sd.Kfz. 250/11 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (schwere Panzerbüchse 41) With a 2.8 cm sPzB 41 heavy anti-tank rifle and an MG 34.
Sd.Kfz. 250/12 leichter Messtruppanzerwagen Survey and artillery range spotting vehicle.
Sd.Kfz. 252 leichter gepanzerter Munitionskraftwagen Ammunition carrier for Sturmgeschütz.
Sd.Kfz. 253 leichter gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen Artillery forward observer vehicle, with fully enclosed armoured body and artillery radios.
Plus numerous field modifications
Such as adding light artillery pieces such as the Pak35/36 to the basic version[4]