Tango01  | 28 Sep 2019 12:40 p.m. PST |
"Here is the description. Amazing part is most of the vehicle is unrestored, just cleaned after coming out of the river. These photos should be a great addition in building a model of the Sdfk 250…"
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| gavandjosh02 | 28 Sep 2019 2:03 p.m. PST |
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| deephorse | 28 Sep 2019 2:55 p.m. PST |
Would be even better if all the letters were there, and in the right order. |
 Legion 4 | 29 Sep 2019 7:42 a.m. PST |
 She's a beauty !!!!
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| Tango01 | 29 Sep 2019 3:46 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it boys!.
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| Legion 4 | 30 Sep 2019 7:32 a.m. PST |
Was not the Sdkfz 250 called a "Hanomag" ?  |
| deephorse | 30 Sep 2019 9:14 a.m. PST |
No. The name "Hanomag" is often given to the 251, though Hanomag was only the producer of the chassis, and, initially, the assembler of the chassis and armoured body, which was made by Bussing NAG. As demand for the 250 and 251 vehicles increased other manufacturers were involved in the production of these vehicles. Demag made the chassis for the 250. |
 deadhead | 30 Sep 2019 9:57 a.m. PST |
Well the things you do learn here. I too always thought it was a Hanomag. |
| Legion 4 | 30 Sep 2019 1:11 p.m. PST |
That's it ! Thanks deephorse ! |
| Tango01 | 02 Oct 2019 11:31 a.m. PST |
Thanks also!.
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| Mark 1 | 03 Oct 2019 1:07 p.m. PST |
I too always thought it was a Hanomag. Might depend on who you ask. Soldiers (and even intelligence or command) on one side often use names for enemy kit that diverge from the "official" or proper names of that kit. Allied soldiers often called German kit by wrong names. The MG-34 and MG-42 were often referred to as "Spandaus", and MP-38 and MP-40 submachine guns were usually called "Schmeissers". This is in addition to the more colloquial terms like "buzz saws" and "burp guns". Even soldiers on the using side often used their own terms to apply to pieces of kit. US Army sources are quite divided on the use of the term "Peep" to refer to that vehicle that we all know was actually the Jeep. Except that it wasn't, it was actually "1/4 ton truck, GP (General Purpose)", or if you want to go by the builder's names the "Bantam BRC 40", the "Willy's MA" or the "Ford GP".
I don't have any specific reference on "Hanomag", but I would not be surprised to see the term applied to German halftracks in general in AARs or personal recollections, on either side. I just don't see either side going around talking about Sid-Kafitz's. -Mark
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| Thomas Thomas | 03 Oct 2019 1:45 p.m. PST |
In German reports the most common designation is SPW 250 (or 251) – it basically means APC. Its the term I use in my Combat Command vehicle lists. Thomas J. Thomas
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| Fred Cartwright | 04 Oct 2019 3:38 p.m. PST |
In German reports the most common designation is SPW 250 (or 251) – it basically means APC. Indeed. Schutzen Panzer Wagen IIRC. They could also be known as lSPW for Leichte or light and mSPW for Mittlere or medium. |
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