German tracked armored halftrack Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D COBI 3049 - Company of Heroes

You know that:

• The vehicle was created in 1937 based on a request from General Guderian, who wanted an armoured personnel carrier to transport 10 soldiers to the battlefield.
• The manufacturer of the vehicle was the German company HANOMAG, but many parts were made in Škoda Plzeň.
• Several pieces were assembled by Tatra.
• After the end of the war, many vehicles were acquired by the Czechoslovak Army under the designation HKL6p, nicknamed "Hakl".
• The cheap and reliable vehicle had several technical peculiarities. The front steerable wheels did not have brakes and the driver was assisted in turning by a system that automatically braked the belt on the inside of the curve when the steering wheel was turned more than 15°.
• The fuel tank was located under the floor to allow refuelling from jerry cans while driving.
• The driver and commander were the only ones protected by a small hardtop.
• The last version D was a German effort to simplify, speed up and cheapen production for supplying the eastern front. The number of molded armor pieces was cut in half, and the transporter lost its typical sharply curved sides.
• In total, some 15,252 units were produced in various versions.
• The iconic vehicle has also left its mark on modern culture. Perhaps no war movie or PC game can do without the transporter.

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: length 5.8 m, width 2.1 m, height 1.75 m
• weight 7 810 kg
• power unit gasoline 6-cylinder Maybach HL 42 engine with 75 kW output
• speed 4 forward + 1 reverse (with reduction x2)
• maximum speed 52.5 km/h
• range 300 km
• fuel tank capacity 160 l
• armour plating 6 - 14.5 mm
• crew: driver + veliter-radista + 10 soldiers
• armament 2x MG34 machine gun 7,92 mm calibre + possibly GrW mortar 8,41 cm