7.5 cm PaK 40 auf Sfl. Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”
Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251/22 is the Panzerjäger tank hunter variant of the medium armoured personnel carrier 251/1, with 7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40 anti-tank gun. Built between December 1944 and March 1945, the m.SPW was significantly overloaded with its 1425 kg gun, top-heavy, and therefore difficult to drive off-road. The vehicle‘s open-topped fighting compartment limited its survivability.
Available Scale Model Kits
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:16 Das Werk DW16022
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:16 Trumpeter 943
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:35 Border Model BT-043
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:35 AFV Club 35083
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:35 Dragon 6248
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:56 Rubicon Models 280041
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:72 Dragon 63165
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:72 Hasegawa MT45 / 31145
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen” and Crew, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/108
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:76 Milicast G48
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:76 Milicast BG024
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:285 GHQ Models G128
- Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D “Pakwagen”, 1:300 Heroics & Ros G050
The “Pakwagen” Sd.Kfz. 251/22 Ausf. D with 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun is an interesting variant of the medium infantry fighting vehicle for model builders, which offers no significant advantages in simulation games compared to a dug-in 7.5 cm PaK 40 or a real tank destroyer.