Sd.Kfz. 250/3 Ausf. A
Leichter Funkpanzerwagen / Sonderkraftfahrzeug 250
The Sd.Kfz. 250/3 Ausf. A was a light, half-tracked armored command and radio vehicle (German designation: leichter Funkpanzerwagen) employed by the German Army during World War II.
It was based on the Sd.Kfz. 250 Ausführung A chassis, which featured complex, multi-angled armor plates and was produced mainly from 1941 to 1943.
Its primary role was command and communications, serving as a mobile headquarters vehicle for unit commanders. The vehicle was equipped with long-range radio sets, typically FuG 7 and FuG 5, and was recognizable by its prominent frame or star antenna mounted around the upper hull.
The Sd.Kfz. 250/3 carried a crew of four to five men, including commander, driver, and radio operators. Armament was usually limited to one or two 7.92 mm MG 34 or MG 42 machine guns for self-defense.
With a weight of approximately 5.7 tons, it was powered by a Maybach HL42 TRKM six-cylinder petrol engine producing about 100 hp, giving it a top road speed of roughly 60 km/h and good cross-country mobility.
The vehicle became well known because Erwin Rommel frequently used a Sd.Kfz. 250/3 as his personal command vehicle in North Africa, nicknamed „Greif“, although similar vehicles were used across many fronts.
Features
- Highly detailed static plastic model
- Workable tracks & detailed running gear with torsion bar suspension like the orignal
- Full interior including detailed engine with openable engine cover plates & radios
- 5 marking options
- Driver & Field Marshal Rommel figures included
Marking Options & Colour Profiles
- Kampfstaffel Oberbefehlshaber Pz.Armee Afrika Greif Tobruk, Lybia, June 1942
- Kampfstaffel Oberbefehlshaber Pz.Armee Afrika Adler Lybia, May 1942
- Kampfstaffel Oberbefehlshaber Pz.Armee Afrika (Hauptmann Kiehl) Igel El Alamein, Egypt, June 1942
- 23. Panzer-Division (23.Pz.Div.), South Russia, Summer 1942
- 24. Panzer-Division (24.Pz.Div.), South Russia, Summer 1942
