Medium Flamethrower Carrier, Sd.Kfz. 251/16

Medium Flamethrower Carrier, Sd.Kfz. 251/16.

The m. Flammpanzerwagen, Sd.Kfz. 251/16, medium flamethrower carrier was a support weapon for Panzergrenadier regiments and engineer battalions, intended primarily for use in urban warfare and rapid counterattacks when the goal was to immediately recapture a lost position before the enemy could establish a foothold. Carrying 700 liters of flamethrower oil in its open-topped fighting compartment, the mittlere Flammpanzerwagen was extremely vulnerable in such operations.

Available Models

  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:35 Dragon 6202
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:35 Dragon 6864
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:72 ESCI 8055
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:72 ESCI 8346
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:72 Italeri 7067
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:72 Revell 03197
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:87 Trident 90393
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:285 GHQ Models G105
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. C, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:300 Heroics & Ros G84
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. D, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:35 Dragon 6219
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. D, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:72 CMK 72002
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. D, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:72 PSC WW2V20016
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. D, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/113
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. D, m. Fl.Pz.Wg. & Crew, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/116
  • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 Ausf. D, m. Flammpanzerwagen, 1:87 Trident 90128

The medium flamethrower carrier, Sd.Kfz. 251/16, appears to be a perfect choice for suicide missions in simulation games.

German Miniatures of World-War Two