280020 - SdKfz 251D Stuka zu Fuss Crusader and the axle itself was

and the axle itself was mounted above the springs

Though nearly obsolete by the beginning of WW2

The Ausf J was the first in the series of command tanks based on the Panzer III to retain the tank’s 5cm KwK L/42 main gun

Some were converted to mount AA guns to guard against low-flying aircraft

400 of the ½-ton 4×4 Dodge trucks were built — initially called the VC series

280020 - SdKfz 251D Stuka zu Fuss Crusader and the axle itself wasThe Wurfrahmen 40 (launch frame 40) was a German WW2 multiple rocket launcher. When used on the SdKfz 251 halftrack, a frame with six base plates was used, with three on each side. It formed a more mobile and protected artillery piece than the towed Nebelwerfer. It was nicknamed Stuka zu Fuss (Stuka on Foot or Walking Stuka) and Heulende Kuh (Bellowing Cow). Introduced in late 1940, the weapon system was a framework with adjustable base plates fitted