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Sd.Kfz. 250/12
Alte leichte Messtruppanzerwagen

Halftrack




Sd.Kfz. 250/12 Alte leichte Messtruppanzerwagen

Service Data:

In Service: 1941 to 1945

Production Data:

Manufacturer: Büssing-NAG, Demag, Ritscher, Wegmann, Weserhütte, Wumag
Chassis No: 95001- 201001- 310001-
Number built: 4,250 all variants

Technical Data:

Type:

Crew: 5 men
Length: 4.56 m
Width: 1.95 m
Height: 1.98 m
Weight: 5,800 kg
Fuel Capacity: liters
Engine: 1 × Maybach HL 42 TRKM 6 cylinder inline liquid cooled petrol engine producing up to 100 hp at 3,000 rpm
Gearbox: 7 forward 3 reverse
Speed: road 60 km/h cross country km/h
Range: road 320 km cross country km
Armament:
1 × 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun or MG 42

Ammunition:
main 1,100 rounds
secondary
Armour: 6 mm to 14.5 mm
Electronics: FuG 8 and FuG 12
Operators: Heer
Variants:
Sd.Kfz. 250 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250 Neu
Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Neu
Sd.Kfz. 250/2 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/3 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/3 Neu
Sd.Kfz. 250/4 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/4 Neu
Sd.Kfz. 250/5 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/6 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/7 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/7 Neu
Sd.Kfz. 250/8 Neu
Sd.Kfz. 250/9 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/9 Neu
Sd.Kfz. 250/10 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/11 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250/12 Alte
Sd.Kfz. 250 Neu Sfl

Other: Halftracks
Articles:

History:

The Sd.Kfz. 250/12 Alte leichte Messtruppanzerwagen used the same chassis as Sd.Kfz. 10

Gallery:

Sd.Kfz. 250/12 Alte leichte Messtruppanzerwagen picture 2
Sd.Kfz. 250/12 Alte leichte Messtruppanzerwagen picture 3

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

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