15 cm sIG 33
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| 15 cm sIG 33 | |
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| Type | Close support infantry gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Number built | Unknown |
| Variants | Many |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 5900kg |
| Length | 4.42m |
| Width | 2.06m |
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| Rate of fire | 3 rounds/10 min |
| Feed system | 3-round |
| Sights | None |
The sIG 33 (schweres Infanterie Geschütz 33) was a German 150 mm close support infantry gun used in the Second World War. The gun used was the standard German infantry heavy field cannon.
[edit] Self-propelled mounts
It was first mounted on a Panzer I chassis and given armored side skirts, but this was soon found to be unbalanced and it had a huge recoil which made it very dangerous to fire for it could turn over on itself. Since the Panzer I chassis was found to be ineffective, production switched to the Panzer II, Panzer 38(t) and later the Panzer III when it was removed from frontline service. The Panzer IV-based vehicle, Brummbär, carried a slightly modified variant of the gun, the 15cm StuH 43.
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| German artillery of World War II |
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| Tank guns |
| 2 cm KwK 30 | 3.7 cm KwK 36 | 3.7 cm KwK 38(t) | 5 cm KwK 38 | 5 cm KwK 39 7.5 cm KwK 37 | 7.5 cm KwK 40 | 7.5 cm KwK 42 | 8.8 cm KwK 36 | 8.8 cm KwK 43 |
| Anti-tank guns |
| 2.8 cm sPzB 41 | 3.7 cm PaK 36 | 4.2 cm PaK 41 | 5 cm PaK 38 | 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 41 | 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Field, Medium and Heavy guns |
| 7.5 cm Le.IG 18/Le.GebIG 18/IG L/13 | 7.5 cm IG 37 | 10.5 cm leFH 18 | 15 cm sIG 33 15 cm sFH 18 | 21 cm Mrs 18 |
| Other vehicle mounted |
| 7.5 cm PaK 39 | 7.5 cm PaK 40 | 7.5 cm PaK 42 | 8.8 cm PaK 43 | 12.8 cm PaK 44 |
| Anti-aircraft guns |
| 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling | 3.7 cm FlaK 36/37/43 | 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41 | 10.5 cm FlaK 38 12.8 cm FlaK 40 |
