Service Data:
In Service: 1939 to 1943
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Borgward,
Büssing-NAG,
Hanomag,
MNH,
Schichau,
Weserhütte,
Wumag
Chassis No: 221001- 540001- 625001- 320001- 720001-
725001- 796001- 811001-
Number built: 4,650 all variants
Technical Data:
Type:
Crew: 7 men
Length: 5.8 m
Width: 2.1 m
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 8,500 kg
Fuel Capacity: 160 liters
Engine: 1 ×
Maybach
HL 42 TUKRM 6 cylinder inline liquid cooled petrol engine
producing up to 100 hp at 3,000 rpm
Gearbox: 4 × 2 forward 1 × 2 reverse
Speed: road 53 km/h cross country km/h
Range: road 300 km cross country km
Armament:
2 ×
7.92
mm MG 34 machine guns or
MG
42
Ammunition:
main 2,010 rounds
secondary
Armour: 6 mm to 14.5 mm
Electronics:
FuG 4 and FuG 5 also FuG 8 divisional and artillery link to
panzer units vehicle
FuG 4 and FuG 8 division to artillery link vehicle
FuG 5 and FuG 8 division to panzer link vehicle
FuG 1 and FuG 7 ground to air link and transmission listening
monitor vehicle
FuG 11 and FuG 12 also Kdo Fug Tr command post vehicle
Fug Tr 15 kzw command post vehicle
Fug Tr 30 mw command post vehicle
Fug Tr 80 mw command post vehicle
Fug Tr 100 mw command post vehicle
Operators: Heer
Variants:
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. A
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. B
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D (IR)
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. B Wurfrahmen 40
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. C Wurfrahmen 40
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D Wurfrahmen 40
Sd.Kfz. 251/2 Ausf. C Granatwerfer
Sd.Kfz. 251/2 Ausf. D Granatwerfer
Sd.Kfz. 251/3 Ausf. B
Sd.Kfz. 251/3 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/3 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/4 Ausf. A
Sd.Kfz. 251/4 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/5 Ausf. B
Sd.Kfz. 251/5 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/6 Ausf. A with built up structure
Sd.Kfz. 251/6 Ausf. A
Sd.Kfz. 251/6 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/7 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/7 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/8 Ausf. A
Sd.Kfz. 251/8 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/8 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/10 Ausf. A
Sd.Kfz. 251/10 Ausf. B
Sd.Kfz. 251/10 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/10 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/11 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/12
Sd.Kfz. 251/13
Sd.Kfz. 251/14
Sd.Kfz. 251/15 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/17 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/17 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/18
Sd.Kfz. 251/19
Sd.Kfz. 251/20
Sd.Kfz. 251/21 Ausf. C
Sd.Kfz. 251/21 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D
Sd.Kfz. 251/23 Ausf. C
Other: Halftracks
Articles:
History:
The Sd.Kfz. 251/3 mittlere Funkpanzerwagen Ausf. C was based on the same chassis as
Sd.Kfz. 11
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Military Vehicles.
ISBN-10: 087349783X
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Germany World War II.
ISBN-10: 0214203077
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World Two.
ISBN-10: 1854095188
For a complete list of
sources
