Sd.Kfz. 250

Sd.Kfz. 250
Sd.Kfz. 250/2
Type	Half-track armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1941–1945
Used by	Nazi Germany Kingdom of Romania
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Demag
Designed	1939–1940
Manufacturer	Demag, Adlerwerke, Büssing-NAG, MWC
Unit cost	20,420 ℛ︁ℳ︁
Produced	1941–1945
No. built	Approx. 6,628
Variants	see list below
Specifications (Sd.Kfz. 250/1 Ausf. A)
Mass	Load: 5,800 kg (12,800 lb)
Length	4.56 m (15 ft 0 in)
Width	1.945 m (6 ft 5 in)
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Crew	2 + 4
Armour	5.5–14.5 mm (0.22–0.57 in)
Main armament	1 or 2 x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 34 machine guns
Engine	Maybach HL42 TRKM 6-cylinder, water-cooled petrol 100 PS (99 hp, 74 kW)
Power/weight	17.2 hp/ton
Transmission	7 + 3 speed Maybach VG 102128 H
Suspension	Overlapping torsion bar (track) Leaf spring (wheels)
Ground clearance	28.5 cm (10 in)
Fuel capacity	140 L (37 US gal)
Operational range	Road: 300–320 km (190–200 mi) Cross Country: 180–200 km (110–120 mi)
Maximum speed	Road: 76 km/h (47 mph)

The Sd.Kfz. 250 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 250; 'special motor vehicle') was a light armoured half-track, very similar in appearance to the larger Hanomag-designed Sd.Kfz. 251, and built by the DEMAG firm, for use by Nazi Germany in World War II. Most variants were open-topped and had a single access door in the rear.

The Sd. Kfz 250 was adopted in 1939 to supplement the standard half-track. Production delays meant that the first vehicle did not appear until mid-1941.^[1]