Dragon 6994 1/35 Scale, Sd.Kfz.251/22 German Half-Track, PAK 40 Cannon, Night Vision, Infantry Carrier Plastic Model Kit (DG6994)

Contents

Model Specifications

• 7.5 cm PaK 40/3 L/46 Integration: The massive PaK 40 anti-tank gun mounted inside the vehicle has been modeled in full detail, including all support legs, chamber and recoil mechanism.
• Night Vision (Nachtsichtgerät) System: The most distinctive feature of the kit is that it includes infrared (IR) night vision devices designed for both the driver and the gunner. Transparent lens details and sensitive connection apparatus are available for these parts.
• High Level Interior Detail: Since it is an open-top vehicle, everything from radio sets to ammunition racks, from floor texture to control panels is visible and rendered in high detail.
• Slide-Mold Body: The one-piece lower body produced with Dragon's characteristic technology minimizes alignment errors that may occur during assembly, while keeping the rivet and welding details on the surface at the maximum level.
• Magic Track Pallets: Realistic pallet sagging is easily achieved thanks to the cleaned, highly detailed pod pallets that do not require adhesive or interlock with minimal intervention.
• Photo-Etched (PE) Parts: There is a quality metal detail set in the box for the thinness of the gun mantlet, the hinges of the armor covers and the sensitive parts of the night vision system.
• Bonus Figure or Accessory: This series often includes diorama-enhancing extras such as artillery crews or ammunition crates to complete the scene.
• Period Appropriate Decal Options: Included is a Cartograf decal set featuring markings of rare units seen on the "Paper Panzer" or last defense lines in the last months of 1945.

Sd.Kfz 251 was a German-made, medium-class, half-track armored transport used in World War II. The first prototypes of the vehicle were produced in 1935, and mass production continued between 1939 and 1945, with approximately 14,500 units produced. Sd.Kfz 251 was powered by a 100 horsepower six-cylinder Maybach HL 42 TURKM engine.

The Sd.Kfz 251 was developed as a new, basic half-track transport vehicle of the German armed forces. Its design was based on the Sd.Kfz.11 heavy tractor, and several elements were changed in the adapted chassis: a new fuel tank was added, the location of the steering wheel was changed and the exhaust system was redesigned. In the mass production process, four basic versions of the Sd.Kfz 251 (Ausf. A, B, C and D) were created, but there were differences in terms of details regarding the production process (especially version C) and a slightly different arrangement of elements inside the fuselage. II. During World War II, more than 20 variants and versions of the Sd.Kfz 251 were produced. Chronologically the first was the Sd.Kfz 251/1, the basic version armed with two MG34 or MG42 machine guns and capable of carrying up to 10 landing troops. In 1941, a version Sd.Kfz 251/2 was developed, armed with an 80 mm mortar. There was also the Sd.Kfz 251/3 version, a communications and radio communications vehicle equipped with various radio stations and antenna sets. In 1942, the Sd.Kfz 251/9 Stummel variant was developed, armed with the 75 mm StuK 37 short-barreled gun. More interesting versions included the Sd.Kfz 251/16 with two flamethrowers or the Sd.Kfz 251/20 UHU, designed for night targeting and equipped with an infrared radiation emitter. All versions of Sd.Kfz 251, II. He served on almost all fronts of World War II, primarily in armored divisions and armored grenadier units: from the September campaign (1939) to the French campaign (1940) to the wars in the Balkans and North Africa (1941-1943) to the conflicts on the Eastern (1941-1945) and Western (1944-1945) fronts.