books.google.com - The adoption of blitzkrieg tactics in the German Army prior to the start of World War II meant that Germany needed a new kind of fighting vehicle to transport troops around the battlefield in support of the Panzer spearheads. It was in response to this requirement that the armored halftrack was developed...http://books.google.com/books/about/Modelling_the_SdKfz_251_Halftrack.html?id=HQchoyouoWUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareModelling the SdKfz 251 Halftrack