SdKfz 251 Halftrack
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SdKfz 251 Halftrack is updated to version Beta Two. |
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| Placement | ||
| Faction | Wehrmacht | |
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| Doctrine | Any | |
| Tree | Any | |
| Price | ||
 Manpower
| 215 | |
 Ammunition
| 0 | |
 Fuel
| 15 | |
 Population
| 3 | |
| Targeting | ||
| Target Type | vehicle_251 | |
| Rear Armor | false | |
| Vision | ||
| Sight | 35 | |
| Detection | 0/0 | |
| Speed | ||
| Max Speed | 6.5 | |
| Acceleration | 2 | |
| Deceleration | 3 | |
| Rotation | 50 | |
| Abilities | ||
 Blitzkrieg
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| Vehicle Cover | ||
| Weapons | ||
 MG42 Vehicle
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| Wehrmacht | SdKfz 251 Halftrack Veterancy | ||||
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 | 10% increase to top speed & 10% increase to acceleration. | 7 |  Level 1
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| 15% reduction to received accuracy. | 28 |  Level 2
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| 20% reduction to received damage. | 70 |  Level 3
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| Known Unit (Custom Name) | 175 |  Level 4
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| Feared Unit (Custom Skin) | 263 |  Level 5
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| SdKfz 251 Halftrack Visual Identification | |||||||||
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The SdKfz 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was an armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by Germany's Hanomag company during World War II. They were produced throughout the war.
History
Although designed for cross country work, it had some limitations as the front wheels were not powered.
The standard personnel carrier version was equipped with a 7.92 mm MG34 or MG42 machine gun mounted at the front of the open compartment, above and behind the driver. A second machine gun was usually mounted at the rear on an anti-aircraft mount.
These vehicles were meant to enable panzergrenadiers to accompany panzers and provide infantry support as required. In practice, there were never enough of them to go around, and many panzergrenadier units had to make do with trucks for transport. Only a very few favored divisions like Panzer Lehr received enough to fully equip their infantry units.
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 infra-red search light used to spot potential targets for associated Panther tanks equipped with infrared detectors.
Tactics & Tips
- The half track can hold up to 3 squads or 12 men.
- The half track can be garrisoned to spawn two vehicle mounted MG42 gunners.
- In OMG creating a platoon with a half track, some infantry, and adding the half track deployment upgrade allows your men to deploy in a half track. This is help in the meeting style engagements as it allows your men to get into combat as quickly as possible.
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