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The Sd.Kfz. 251 "Hanomag" was the German standard APC of World War Two and it was an armored version of the Sd.Kfz. 11. Built by Hanomag, the APC have be used as infantry transport but also for carry weapons! Over 22 different variants were designed on this vehicle which makes it the German vehicle with the most variants! In Forgotten Hope Secret Weapon, we can introduce you seven variants included this one. It is designed for transport ten troops or 1.5 tonnes of cargo. it can also tow artillery. They saw action on all the battlefields the Germans were active in.

Sd.Kfz. 251 "Hanomag" Variants in Forgotten Hope Secret Weapon
Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Sd.Kfz. 251 Landmine Sd.Kfz. 251/1 "Falke"
Sd.Kfz. 251/1-II Sd.Kfz. 251/9 "Stummel" Sd.Kfz. 251/10 Sd.Kfz. 251/20 "Uhu"

Sd.Kfz. 251/1[]

Sd.Kfz. 251/1 "Hanomag"
Sd.Kfz. 251 1
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Category Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armored Fighting Vehicle
Debut in FHSW Debut in Battlefield 1942
Speed 52 km/h
Main armament 7.92mm MG 34 or MG 42
General Ingame Information
Used by Germany
Italy
Finland
Hungary
Crew in‑game 3
Seat 2 7.92mm MG 34 or MG 42
Seat 3 7.92mm MG 34
Seat 4 Passenger Seat
Seat 5 Passenger Seat
Seat 6 Passenger Seat
Transporting artillery 3.7 cm Pak 36
5 cm Pak 38
7.5 cm Pak 40
7.5 cm Pak 42 L/70
10.5 cm lFH 18
15.5 cm sFH 414(f)
Historical Picture
Vehicle sdkfz251 93

There were four main model modifications (Ausführung A through Ausf. D), which formed the basis for at least 22 variants. The initial idea was for a vehicle that could be used to transport a single squad of panzergrenadiers to the battlefield protected from enemy small arms fire, and with some protection from artillery fire. In addition, the standard mounting of at least one MG 34 or MG 42 machine gun allowed the vehicle to provide support by fire for the infantry squad once they had disembarked in battle. Positive aspects of the open top included greater situational awareness and faster egress by the infantry, as well as the ability to throw grenades and fire over the top of the fighting compartment as necessary while remaining under good horizontal cover. Downsides to the open top were a major vulnerability to all types of plunging fire; this included indirect fire from mortars and field artillery as well as depressed-trajectory small arms fire from higher elevated positions, lobbed hand grenades, and strafing by Allied aircraft. The first two models were produced in small numbers from 1939. A and B model can be identified by the structure of the nose armor which comprises two trapezoids. The lower trapezoid has a cooling hatch. Production of the B modification from 1940 eliminated the fighting compartment's side vision slits. The C modification introduced into production in mid-1940 featured a simplified hexagonal-shape forward armoured plate for the engine. Ausf. A through C had rear doors of the vehicle bulging out. The C variant had a larger production run, but was a quite complex vehicle to build, involving many angled plates that gave reasonable protection from small arms fire. From early 1943, the Ausf D variant was developed with a purpose of reducing the number of angled body plates by 50%, simplifying the design and thus speeding up the production. Ausf D can be easily recognized by its single piece sloping rear (with flat doors). The standard personnel carrier version was equipped with a 7.92 mm MG 34 or MG 42 machine gun mounted at the front of the open compartment, above and behind the driver. A second machine gun could be mounted at the rear on an anti-aircraft mount. Variants were produced for specialized purposes, including with anti-aircraft guns, light howitzers, anti-tank guns and mortars or even large unguided artillery rockets, as well as a version with an infrared search light used to spot potential targets for associated Panther tanks equipped with infrared detectors. Another potentially good design feature of the Sd.Kfz.251 was the large track area, with the characteristic "slack track" design with no return rollers for the upper run of track, and overlapping and interleaved main road wheels common to virtually all German halftracks of the period. This lowered ground pressure and provided better traction, giving the Sd.Kfz.251 better cross country performance than most other nations' half-tracked vehicles. The interleaved and overlapping main road wheels, however, shared a chief problem with the Tiger I and Panther main battle tanks that also used such roadwheel configurations - in muddy or winter weather conditions, such as those during a rasputitsa mud season or the coldest Russian winter conditions, accumulated mud and/or snow could freeze solid between the road wheels, possibly immobilizing the vehicle.

SdKfz251/2 has no canvas cover and two machineguns with limited arc of fire.





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Sd.Kfz. 251 Landmine
Sd.Kfz. 251 1
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Category Minelayer
Debut in FHSW Debut in Battlefield 1942
Main armament 24x Mines
General Ingame Information
Used by Germany
Italy
Hungary
Crew in‑game 2
Seat 2 7.92mm MG 42

While there were no Sd.Kfz. 251 made for minelaying, this vehicle acts a equivalent to the M3A1M "Minelayer". The space for soldiers has been filled with 24 mines to deploy, and each mine will disappear after 120 seconds if it has not been detonated. By the way mineclearing or demolition charge laying vehicles were numbered 300 and above in the Sd.Kfz. numbering system. Such as Sd.Kfz. 301 Borgward IV and Sd.Kfz. 303 Goliath.


Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Falke[]

Sd.Kfz. 251/1 "Falke"
Falke Uhu
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Category Armored Personnel Carrier
Debut in FHSW Debut in FH Mod
Speed 52 km/h
General Ingame Information
Used by Germany
Crew in‑game 2
Special abilities Night Vision abilities
Seat 2 7.92mm MG 42 w/ FG 1250 Infrared Sight
8 x 250 rounds
Seat 3 Passenger Seat
Seat 4 Passenger Seat
Seat 5 Passenger Seat
Seat 6 Passenger Seat
Transporting artillery 7.5 cm Pak 40 with night vision
Historical Picture
Sd Kfz 251-20s

In 1944, a new weapon made its debut; it is Night Vision. A special German unit, will enter the battlefield with modern equipment. Five Panther Ausf A and G's will be equipment with the new 30cm Sperber FG 1250 infrared searchlight with range of 600m. However, some other vehicles will also be equipment with this new weapon. Such like the Sd.Kfz. 251 which has two variants! One of them was the Sd.Kfz. 251/1 "Falke". This was a simple Sd.Kfz. 251/1 equipment with an 7.92mm MG 42 machinegun. The driver and even also the machinegunner will have the FG 1250 infrared searchlight. This vehicle can town a 7.5 cm Pak 40 with also an FG 1250 infrared searchlight.


Sd.Kfz. 251/1-II[]

Sd.Kfz. 251/1-II "Stuka zu Fuß"
1-II "Stuka zu Fuß
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Category Self-Propelled Rocket Launcher
Speed 52 km/h
Main armament 6x 280mm sWuR 40
General Ingame Information
Used by Germany
Crew in‑game 3
Ammunition 28cm Wurfkörper Spr.HE Rocket
Seat 2 Rocket Launcher
Seat 3 7.92mm MG 34
Historical Picture
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This variant was the Sd.Kfz. 251/1-II nicknamed "Stuka zu Fuß". The nickname wast levied by the guns that mount on the vehicle. On each side three 280mm or 320mm sWuR 40, wich had the nickname Stuka zu Fuß ("Stuka on Foot" or "Walking Stuka") and Heulende Kuh ("Bellowing Cow"), are be mount. The elevation was +33° to +70°, but the traverse was 0°. This because the vehicle must aim his front to the target, such like a typical German tank destroyer like the Jagdpanzer IV. Ingame the sWuR 40 use the 28cm Wurfkörper Spr. High Explosive Rocket. They had a weight of 84.7 kg included the 45.4 kg TNT and can reach a range of 1925 meters. In the code these vehicles have an "R" suffix.





Sd.Kfz. 251/2[]

Sd.Kfz. 251/2
2 Granatwerfer
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Category Self-Propelled Mortar
Speed 52 km/h
Main armament 1x 81mm Granatwerfer 34
General Ingame Information
Used by Germany
Crew in‑game 2
Seat 2 Mortar
Seat 3 Scout
Seat 4 Passenger Seat
Historical Picture
Sd.Kfz. 251-2

This variant was the SD.Kfz. 251/2 and carry an 81 mm Granatwerfer 34/1 in the open hull in the back. From outside, it looks like an normal Sd.Kfz. 251/1, but inside you can of course find the mortar back. The 62 kg heavy mortar shoots 81.4 mm HE grenades with a weight of 3,4 kg. The elevation is 45° to 90°, but it is not sure it can reach the same elevation in the vehicle. The grenades can reach a range off 2.400 meters (outside the vehicle) with a rate of fire off 15 until 25 rpm!

Sd.Kfz. 251/9 "Stummel"[]

Sd.Kfz. 251/9 "Stummel"
9
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Category Self-Propelled Gun
Speed 52 km/h
Main armament 7.5 KwK 37 L/24
General Ingame Information
Used by Germany
Crew in‑game 2
Ammunition Icon 75mmKwK37HEAT CIcon 75mmKwK37HEAT Klw
Seat 2 Passenger Seat
Seat 3 Passenger Seat
Historical Picture
SdKfz251I9-1 D

The 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24 have be used on many tanks. First on the Neubaufahrzeug V and VI and later on the Panzer III Ausf N, Panzer IV Ausf A, C, D, E and F and the StuG III Ausf. A, B, C, D, and E. The gun also used on armored cars like the SdKfz.233 and SdKfz.234/3. Both also known as the Stummel. But there is still another Stummel and this was the Sd.Kfz. 251/9. By removing the co-driver spyhole, the 7.5 cm KwK 37 have the place as mainweapon. The machineguns are be removed. The vehicles works like a Stug, it mostly aims its weapon by steering the complete vehicle. Like the Panzerkampfwagen IV F.1 it can use HEAT Klw rounds.



Sd.Kfz. 251/10[]

Sd.Kfz. 251/10
SdKfz251 10
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Category Self-Propelled Anti-Tank
Debut in FHSW v0.25
Speed 52 km/h
Main armament 3.7 cm Pak 36
General Ingame Information
Used by Germany
Crew in‑game 2
Historical Picture
Sdkfz 251-10

The Sd.Kfz. 251/10 and the Sd.Kfz. 251/22 are the only two official anti-tank versions of the Hanomag. Meanwhile the Sd.Kfz. 251/22 have a strong 7.5 cm Pak 40, the Sd.Kfz. 251/10 have a 3.7 cm Pak 36. The front machinegun of this Schützenpanzerwagen has been removed and the Pak put in place in the vehicle. Serial production started in July 1941. To reduce the profile of the vehicle the pak 36 gunshield were partially or completely removed in some cases. Its British counterpart is the Universal Carrier with 2-pounder and both are driven from the gunners position.

Sd.Kfz. 251/20 "Uhu"[]

Sd.Kfz. 251/20 "Uhu"
Falke Uhu
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Produced In 1944
General Ingame Information
Historical Picture
Uhu real

However, another variant of the Sd.Kfz. 251 have been designed for doing reconnaissance jobs and this is the Sd.Kfz. 251/20, only 60 vehicles of this variant produced. This was an big searchlight mounted in the passenger space in the back. This enormous searchlight has a diameter of 60 cm and its know as the Beobachtungs Gerät 1251 Infrarotscheinwerfer. It have a range of 1.000 meters and can spot targets for artillery ingame. Also an radar detector is available ingame. Because his good eye, it had the nickname Uhu which means Owl. The vehicle has no weaponry, so defending against enemy infantry can only be done by handweapons or via the machinegun which the Uhu can drop.



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