The best-known Sd.Kfz.250/3 of all was one used by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, during operations in North Africa. He christened his particular vehicle “Greif”, which translates as griffin. In actual fact, “Greif” featured an Sd.Kfz.250/Z Panzeraufbau armored superstructure that had unique characteristics such as a vision port in the rear door and a different overhanging shape at the rear. This latest Dragon kit now provides these exact components to build the Desert Fox’s halftrack mount. Furthermore, as it’s a 2-in-1 kit, modelers can choose to build a regular Sd.Kfz.250/3 command halftrack as well. The kit is based on Dragon’s most up-graded Sd.Kfz.250 Smart Kit version, but now modelers can build an Sd.Kfz.250/3 to the very latest contemporary standards, as well as “Greif” for desert operations
Germany produced a total of about 4,250 Sd.Kfz.250 light halftracks from June 1941 till October 1943, and the family included a great many different variants. One important type was the Sd.Kfz.250/3 leichte Funkpanzerwagen, which was a command vehicle fitted with additional radios. This 5.35-ton halftrack was easily identified by a frame antenna mounted above the troop compartment, and the addition of special radio sets depending on the actual vehicle configuration. A crew of four operated this vehicle type that was typically attached to motorized units. The best-known Sd.Kfz.250/3 of all was one used by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, during operations in North Africa. He christened his particular vehicle “Greif”, which translates as griffin. Models & Model Kits are supplied unpainted and unassembled unless otherwise noted.
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