Comparing: Spähpanzer Ru 251 vs. leKpz M 41 90 mm GF

The vehicle was developed on the basis of the Kanonenjagdpanzer 4-5 tank destroyer by the Henschel company in 1964. The tank was planned to replace the obsolete M41 Walker Bulldog vehicles used by the reconnaissance battalions of the armored divisions in the German Army. The tank never saw mass production, but some technical innovations were applied later in the development of other vehicles. The total number of prototypes built is unknown.

German variant of the M41A1 Walker Bulldog U.S. light tank. The changes mainly related to the 76 mm M32 gun, which was re-bored to 90 mm and shortened by 425 mm.