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NEED HELP - What is this ??
« on: July 23, 2015, 02:09:29 pm »
Need help from our fans!  Do you know what is this tube for at the rear end of the SdKfz 251/16?

Since there are no more than 360 variants produced, and from historical photo, most 251/16 do not have this tube... what is it for?










Any comments are welcome!



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Re: NEED HELP - What is this ??
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 02:32:42 pm »
Could it be some sort of overflow/emergency fuel dump?
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Re: NEED HELP - What is this ??
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015, 08:30:50 pm »
Could there be an attachment point on the end of it for the portable flamethrower that the 251/16 also carried?
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Re: NEED HELP - What is this ??
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2015, 12:10:29 am »
These tubes appear on every photo of an /16 that I've seen.  They're not related to the portable flamethrower, because they still appear on versions produced after the handheld weapon was deleted.  I think they were drains of some kind, but I can't find any mention of them in the references I have.
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Re: NEED HELP - What is this ??
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2015, 01:58:22 am »
possibly an overflow pipe as the tanks are under pressure when used.
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