Rubicon Models 280038 Sdkfz 250/1 Neu 1:56 Plastic Model Kit

Description

Rubicon Models 280038 Sdkfz 250/1 Neu

The History

The SdKfz 250 was a light armoured halftrack, very similar in appearance to the larger Hanomag-designed SdKfz 251, and built by DEMAG, for use by Germany in World War II. Most variants were open-topped and had a single access door in the rear. The SdKfz 250 was adopted in 1939 to supplement the standard halftrack. Production delays meant that the first 250 did not appear until mid-1941.

The vehicle was used in a wide variety of roles throughout WW2. The basic troop carrier version was used as an armoured personnel carrier for reconnaissance units. This basic variant usually mounted one or two MG34 machine guns. Later variants carried 20 mm, 37 mm, and even 75 mm guns to support the more lightly armed versions.

The initial design had an armoured body made of multi-faceted plates, which gave good protection against small arms fire, but made this design both expensive to manufacture and quite cramped. Production of this early version stopped in October 1943 with some 4,200 built, and a second version, greatly simplified to speed up manufacture, and began replacing it. In both variants, the armour was useful only for stopping small-arms fire and small artillery fragments. Heavy machine gun fire, anti-tank gun fire, or almost any tank gun could penetrate the SdKfz 250 at long range.

Product Information

1/56 (28mm) Scale 2-sprue plastic kit

Base kit for all SdKfz 250 expansion sers

Detailed chassis interior

Three figures included -Driver / MG Gunner / Officer

MG Gunner can be used on the SdKfs 250/1 

Number of Parts: 69 Pieces / 2 Sprues