Schutzenpanzerwagen 251  
'Hanomag' Sd Kfz 251/1 Ausf. D

Schutzenpanzerwagen 251
'Hanomag' Sd Kfz 251/1 Ausf. D

  The Sd Kfz 251 Ausf D was the backbone of the panzergrenadier and 10,602 were produced from September 1943 to March 1945.
It has a crew of two (driver and assistant) and can carry ten fully loaded troops. It weighs 8 tons (metric), has a length of 5.98m, a width
of 2.1m and a height of 2.16m. It has a top speed of 53 kph, and a maximum range of 300 km. Its armament includes two 7.92mm MG34
or MG42 machine guns. It carries a total of 2,010 rounds of ammunition for the MG's.
     The Sd Kfz 251 Ausf D model was a simplified production version of the earlier models. The "Hanomag" came in many versions, the
most common being the 251/1, which was the troop carrier. Its main purpose was to carry troops into battle protected by its (somewhat light)
armor. The panzergrenadiers were trained to fight from both inside and outside of the "Hanomag".
Our Sd Kfz 251/1 Ausf D is actually a Czech 810 which has been modified to fill our needs. The Czechs continued to build a version of the
251 after the war which was designated the OT 810. We acquired a few and were able to make the significant modifications for them to be a
good representation of the "Hanomag".

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