"Sd.Kfz 251/7C Pionierwagen with panzerbüchse 41" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 May 2014 9:42 p.m. PST |
Oh!. This is really nice!.
I like the painting cammo a lot!.
And the picture in the box looks great!.
From here
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| vogless | 18 May 2014 5:59 p.m. PST |
Was the Panzerbusche 41 common for the Platoon Command Pioneer version of the 251? It's my understanding the gun fell out of use from lack of Tungstun for the rounds. Was it pretty rare mid/late war? |
| Tango01 | 18 May 2014 9:00 p.m. PST |
Good questions. Amicalement
Armand |
| Porkmann | 19 May 2014 6:03 a.m. PST |
It was never "common" but was in use until the end. I have seen 251/10s with all manner of "cannon". It you could bolt/weld it on you can rest assured it was done at some point… |
| Hornswoggler | 19 May 2014 6:19 a.m. PST |
It's my understanding the gun fell out of use from lack of Tungstun for the rounds. Was it pretty rare mid/late war? I reckon there would've been s.f.a. in the way of ammo for these after the Tungsten ban. Note that there was a special HE round these things could fire – about as effective as a fire cracker. I am somewhat interested in the hinterhalt-style cammo on the above vehicle. I believe there are very few known examples of it being applied to halftracks. In fact I don't ever recall seeing it on a 251/7, let alone an Ausf C. But I could be wrong… |
| Porkmann | 19 May 2014 10:52 a.m. PST |
After decades studying and collecting photos of the Wehrmacht, I would never say never. However I agree, very odd to see that pattern on an HT. |
| Hornswoggler | 19 May 2014 7:14 p.m. PST |
Terence Wise's "D-Day to Berlin Armour and Camouflage Markings…" etc contains a colour illustration of a 251/1 Ausf D in what is claimed to be a hand-painted ambush scheme, purportedly from France late 1944. Unfortunately the book contains no photographic reference for this vehicle. |
| deephorse | 22 May 2014 2:20 p.m. PST |
Since the Ausf.C stopped being made about a year before 'Ambush pattern' cammo. started being applied (in the factory), I too doubt the veracity of this paint job. Still, Warlord's blub claims that the 251/7C was in action in Berlin in 1945, so I suppose that anything is possible! |
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