About the German Sd.Kfz. 251/1 Stuka zu Fuss
It had been soon after the intrusion of Russia in 1941, that the German Wehrmacht started to seriously consider essential of increasing firepower inside their motorized infantry formations. By applying some simple modifications to he Sd.Kfz. 251 infantry half-track, they partially fulfilled this requirement. One of these simple variations had been designated the "Sd.Kfz. 251/1 mit Wurfrahmen" (the Sd.Kfz. 251/1 with launching structures). It was adjusted for six, externally mounted frames housing short-range rockets of 28cm and 32cm size. The wood or metal rocket containers were used as shipping crates during transport, and were connected to base dishes in the edges associated with automobile for shooting. Intending way was supplied by pointing the vehicle at target. Two rods were attached on front of engine bonnet, to simply help the motorist align the vehicle on the target. Elevation was modified by changing the angle for the container mounting plate. The rockets were fired electrically from the automobile. With a powerful array of over 2000 meters, the rockets supplied the German infantrymen with effective fire help against close in area goals. This highly effective half-track ended up being affectionately called the "Stuka zu Fuss", or Stuka by foot, obtained from the German Ju87 show plunge bombing aircraft.
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