![]() ![]() This also makes the halftrack useful for a "limited retreat", loading endangered Infantry into the vehicle, pulling out of danger to reinforce, and returning to the fight in short order, creating an effective and fast rotation that keeps your units alive. This makes the halftrack a great way to deploy and redeploy- a Halftrack is considerably faster than walking Infantry, and the less time a unit has to spend moving to where they should be, the more time they spend doing something useful. While a unit is inside the vehicle, both MG42s become manned (even if only 1 man is inside the vehicle). Infantry can enter and exit the vehicle at any time, but cannot fire out of it and are vulnerable while dismounting the vehicle. In its basic configuration, it is able to transport up to 12 men, or 4 units, whichever comes first. Initially unarmed until garrisoned or upgraded, it is not in itself particularly threatening, but its value as a support for other units is unparalleled for the Wehrmacht as a whole. The SdKfz 251 is a multi-purpose vehicle. However, unlike game, in real life, practically every SdKfz 251 used for Infantry transport was uncovered. ![]() It was a massive success- the vehicle was bulletproof, could carry weaponry of its own, and was seen as a valuable asset and constantly in demand from German troops who often had to make do with alternatives.Īs with in Company of Heroes, the SdKfz 251 was used as the basis for several weapon platforms to become support weapons for mobile forces. These vehicles were meant to replace the trucks as Infantry transports which could fight with them in battle. Early Half-Tracks solved the mobility issue, but for Germany, the revolution came in the form of the SdKfz 250 and 251, which were armored and armed themselves. ![]() ![]() Trucks were often used for this, but they were essentially restricted to favorable terrain and Infantry had to be unloaded well before combat since they were no assistance in combat itself. It was still important for the infantry to be able to fill holes opened up in enemy lines by Panzer movements, and when necessary, to fight alongside them. Blitzkrieg is often thought of as a purely Armor-centric concept but it was well understood by the heads of the German military that not every man could arrive in battle in a tank. ![]()
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