The mittlerer Schützenpanzerwagen (2 cm) - medium armoured personnel carrier with 2 cm gun - (Sd. Kfz. 251/17) was manufactured most probably beginning in August 1944. It was armed with a pivoted 2 cm KwK 38 or Flak 38 in a Schwebelafette. The weapon could be aimed at air and ground targets. The Sd. Kfz. 251/17 replaced the Sd. Kfz. 251/10 in the armoured infantry units.
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