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The mittlerer gepanzerter Mannschaftstransportwagen (Sd. Kfz. 251) Ausf. A – medium armoured personnel carrier Sd. Kfz. 251 model A – was manufactured beginning in June 1939. The armoured superstructure was secure against S.m.K. (steel core armour-piercing rounds of 7.92 mm calibre) attacks at a range of 30 meters. From the beginning on, standard vision ports were used. The frontal armour was made of two pieces. A hatch was attached to the lower part of the front armour plate. The additional vision ports in the upper part of the side armour of the fighting compartment were typical for the model A.
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