280020 - SdKfz 251D Stuka zu Fuss Crusader 400 of the ½-ton 4×4

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

Though nearly obsolete by the beginning of WW2

Rockets were ripple-fired in large numbers where feasible to quickly saturate a target

After more improvements to meet requirements of the Navy

The Panzer III effectively swapped roles with the Panzer IV

280020 - SdKfz 251D Stuka zu Fuss Crusader 400 of the ½-ton 4×4The 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