Barcode: 0 89195 60489 7
Case Pack: 24 pieces
Box Size: 6.1" x 3.1" x 2.8"
Germany made heavy use of armored halftracks in WWII, the most numerous being
the Sd.Kfz.251, with 15,252 units produced by the war’s end. The final version
was known as the Ausf.D, which was manufactured from early 1943 onwards to simplify
and speed up construction. It did so by halving the number of angled plates
needed to form the hull. Dragon Armor’s 1/72 line brings another Sd.Kfz.251
halftrack in the guise of the Sd.Kfz.251/22, which mounted a 7.5cm PaK 40 gun
in the halftrack’s troop compartment. Production commenced in December 1944,
the aim being to increase as rapidly as possible Germany’s inventory of self-propelled
antitank guns. The mounted cannon could traverse a total of 38^(o), and elevate
from -3^(o) to 22^(o). Part of the roof was removed to accommodate the cannon,
and there was also room for 22 ammo rounds in the rear. The Sd.Kfz.251/22 was
operated by a crew of four.
This is Dragon Armor’s second depiction of this impressive-looking halftrack.
The fully built-up model is portrayed in a late-war three-color camouflage scheme.
Although the original Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D that the model is based upon harks
from an unidentified unit fighting in Germany in 1945, this does not detract
from the accuracy of this 1/72 scale model. All details such as the PaK 40 cannon
and open-topped fighting compartment are present. With its late-war camouflage
scheme, this is one impressive-looking self-propelled antitank gun!
