| Model manufacturer: | Dragon |
| Order code: | 60306 |
| Scale: | 1:72 |
| Material: | Combined (Metal / Plastic) |
| EAN: | 089195603067 |
| Weight: | 0.4 kg |
| Machine manufacturer: | Hanomag company |
The sPzB 41 squeeze-bore antitank gun had a caliber of 2.8cm. It saw action on the Eastern Front, in North Africa and Western Europe. The addition of this weapon on the Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack gave German troops a useful antitank capability. Dragon Armor has released an Sd.Kfz. 251/7 - a vehicle used by combat engineers (or pioneers) – mounting just such a weapon. The engineer version of the famous German halftrack carried bridging sections and engineering equipment such as explosives. The Ausf. D version was the final production version of the Sd.Kfz. 251 series with simplified construction, and this is what Dragon Armor Item No. 60306 represents.
The model appears in a plain yellow-colored camouflage scheme that has been authentically weathered in a typical worn style. All details such as the 2.8cm sPzB 41 gun are delicately reproduced, and the open-topped vehicle is accurately manufactured. It represents a vehicle of the Panzer Lehr Division fighting in Normandy in the summer of 1944. “Lehr” means “demonstration” since the unit was formed from training and demonstration troops in 1943. This elite armored division was lavishly equipped compared to other panzer divisions, though several times it fought almost to annihilation, such as in the Caen battles in Normandy. This halftrack from the “demonstration” division is all ready for public display!
