Type

Scale(s)

1/72

Manufacturer

Dragon

Nation(s)

Germany (West Germany, 1945-1990)

Conflict(s)

World War II

Status

In production

Released

2007, May

Description

The Sd. Kfz. 251 halftrack was a highly successful design, with a bewildering array of variants produced during WWII. The 251/10, for example, was a halftrack equipped with a 3.7cm PaK 36 antitank gun. This small-caliber weapon designed by Rheinmetall first appeared in 1936, but by the time WWII broke out it was outdated and ineffective against more heavily armored enemy tanks. Thus, a number of these “door knockers” (as the gun was sometimes nicknamed by German troops) were mounted on the hull superstructure of some German halftracks to provide light and mobile anti-armor support. Features: -new one-piece 3.7cm PaK with hollow muzzle made by slide mold -new roof plate for mounting AT gun -armored shield with bolt detail -gun cradle with accurate detail -accurate gun shield stays and hand wheels -road wheels injected as a unit - convenient to assemble and saves time -photo-etched parts upgrading detail -DS tracks -Cartograf decal offers accurate markings Text is copyright by Dragon.