Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf. D

Description

The most advanced halftrack armored personnel carrier fielded by any army during the Second World War, the Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf. D saw action in Russia where it's mobility was prized. The standard APC comes with an MG34 in an open mount above the driver seat. Provision is made for a second machinegun on the rear of the vehicle.

Controlling Skill

Ground Vehicle (Wheeled)

Associated Games/Campaigns

Sturmgeshütz und Sorcery
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Originally Published:  2006-05-13
Last Updated:  2010-05-02
Original Concept:  Historical
Final Design: Gerry Harris 
 

Sd.Kfz.251

Vehicle Statistics

Name: Sd.Kfz.251/1 Ausf. D
TL
: 5
Type: Armored Halftrack APC
Year: 1939
Nation: Germany
Price: §9301
Size: 21.315 kiloliters displacement = 1.52 tons (Mc)
Mass: 10.487 tonnes empty/12.664 tonnes loaded (7.81 tonnes)
Power: 0.25-MW Improved Internal Combustion (0.075-MW)
Maintenance: 6
Controls: Basic Mechanical
Communications:  None
Sensors:  2×Headlight (0.03-km)-4
Life Support: Heat & Light
Crew: 2 (Driver, Commander)
Passengers: 10
Accommodations:  Driver, Commander (2×Cramped Seat); Passengers (10×Restricted Seat)
Cargo: 0.564 tonnes/2.256 kiloliters (0.002 kiloliters of waste space)
Armament

Ammo

Defenses:  None
Features
:  None

Vehicle Performance

Speed: 54 km/hr (road)/43 km/hr (cross-country) (52.5 km/hr)
Travel Move: 105 km/period (road)/55 km/period (cross-country)
Combat Move: 25 m/turn (road)/15 m/turn (cross-country)
Fuel Capacity: 357-liters Hydrocarbon Distillates (HCD)
Fuel Consumption: 62.5 liters per hour (endurance = 5.71 hours)

House Rules Combat Statistics

Configuration: Open
Suspension: Track (3)

Front: [4]
Side: [2]
Rear: [1]
Deck: Open
Belly: 1

Weapon Statistics

. Recoil .
Round ROF Dam Pen Bulk Mag SS Burst Range
MG34 Ball-5 5 4 2-3-Nil 8 250B 1 2 140
MG34 HE-6 5 4 Nil 8 250B 1 2 100
MG34 HEAP-9 5 4 2-2-2 8 250B 1 2 100
MG34 DS-8 5 4 1-2-3 8 250B 1 2 160
MG34 Tranq-6 5 -1* Nil 8 250B 1 2 30

Striker II Statistics
Quality: Morale: Initiative:
Movement: 50 Road (—, —, 1); 30 Cross Country (, —, —)
Front: [4] Deck: MC: IV
Side: [1] Belly: 1 EDM: -2
Rear: [1] Fire Control: None
Stabilization: None
Cargo Capacity: 0.564 tonne + 3 stands
Environmental: Heat & Light
Electronic Warfare: None
Ammunition: None
Maintenance Points: 6
Systems Short:

Medium:

Long:

Extreme:

Notes

Weapons

MG34 Ball-5 14: 5 (2) 28: 4 (2) 56: 3 (1) 112: 2 (Nil) None
MG34 HE-6 10: 5 (Nil) 20: 4 (Nil) 40: 3 (Nil) 80: 2 (Nil) None
MG34 HEAP-9 10: 5 (2) 20: 4 (2) 40: 3 (2) 80: 2 (2) None
MG34 DS-8 16: 5 (4) 32: 4 (4) 64: 3 (2) 128: 2 (1) None
MG34 Tranq-6 3: 5 (Nil) 6: 4 (Nil) 12: 3 (Nil) 24: 2 (Nil) None
Sensors
Eyeballs 100 cm 200 cm 400 cm 800 cm
Headlights 3 cm 6 cm 12 cm 24 cm

Communicators