From the publishers of Ground Power comes this special devoted to the Sdkfz250 armoured halftrack.

Consisting of 144 pages in black and white (except for a few pages in colour as noted below) with Japanese text it is packed with detailed photos of all variants of the Sdkfz250 and also includes sections on the Sdkfz252, Sdkfz253 and Sdkfz10.

Starting with 7 pages of colour profile illustrations of different colour schemes and markings carried on the 250.

The next 34 pages are a overview of the 250 in-action in all theaters with many wartime photos giving an excellent insight into it's use, the photos show both "Alte" and "Neu" vehicles. This gives some great diorama potential as well as storage and weathering details.

The following 16 pages show the 250 in detail with nice shots of the interior driving compartment and engine plus general details around different vehicles.

The next 40 pages are broken up into small sections of each variant of the 250 family. Most have photos of the vehicle plus 1/35 plans as noted below;

• 250/1 APC:
  6 Pages includes in-action photos and 4 view 1/35 plans ("Alte").
• 250/2 Telephone Communications Vehicle:
  2 Pages with interior photos.
• 250/3 Radio Vehicle:
  6 Pages with interior photos plus 4 view 1/35 plans ("Neu") and single left view plan ("Alte").
• 250/4 Observation Vehicle:
  3 lines of text only.
• 250/5 Reconnaissance Vehicle:
  6 Pages with interior and general photos plus single 1/35 left view plan ("Alte").
• 250/6 Ammunition Carrier :
  2 Pages with 4 internal photos showing the storage layout.
• 250/7 8cm Mortar Carrier:
  1 Page with 2 internal shots and a single 1/35 left view plan ("Alte").
• 250/8 7.5cm Support Vehicle:
  1 Page with 1 external shot and a single 1/35 left view plan ("Alte").
• 250/9 2cm Scout Vehicle:
  5 Pages with internal and in-action photos and 2 single 1/35 left view plans ("Alte") and ("Neu").
• 250/10 3.7cm PAK:
  4 Pages again with internal and in-action photos and single 1/35 left view plan ("Alte").
• 250/11 2.8cm sPzB41 :
  2 Pages with in-action shots and single 1/35 left view plan ("Alte").
• 250/12 Artillery Ranging Survey Vehicle:
  2 Pages with 2 interior photos.
• SdKfz252 Ammunition Carrier:
  9 Pages with 'in action' photos and 4 view 1/35 plans ("Alte").
• SdKfz253 Armored Observation Vehicle:
  12 Pages with interior and in-action photos with 4 view 1/35 plans ("Alte").
• SdKfz10:
  4 Pages of colour photos of a restored vehicle with some excellent details.
• SdKfz10:
  19 Pages of wartime in-action photos showing the SdKfz10 as towing vehicle and in general use. There is also sections with in-actions photos of the SdKfz10/4 (5 pages), SdKfz10/5 (5 pages) as well as the SdKfz10 mounting the 3.7 Pak (2 pages) and 5cm Pak (2 pages).

In all this is an excellent publication giving good overall coverage of the SdKfz250 family. Some of the photos have been seen in other publications while a number are new to me (but maybe not to dedicated German equipment watchers). The fact that all these photos are together in one accessible place is a rear bonus.

Available via mail order from Rainbow Ten in Japan.

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