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15 cm infantry gun 33 (s.I.G. 33)
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall
Caliber: 149.1 cm
Tube length: Caliber 11.4 =
170.0 cm Maximum
firing range: 4.70 km Weight in firing position: 1750 kg
Locomotion: Horse and power train

The s.I.G. 33 and its use also represent an absolute special feature: The gun is the world's heaviest infantry support weapon, which is also used by the infantry as the 13th Company (Infantry Gun Company) in an inf Anterieregiment was incorporated. This existed only in the German Wehrmacht and enabled the regiment to conduct the battle of the connected weapons with a clear focus, without further assistance.
At the same time, the design of the gun was extraordinary: the pipe with pipe slide was turned by widely retracted shield pins in the tube cradle. This allowed an increase of the pipe up to 75 degrees. The entire system allowed a firing sequence of 2-3 s/min.
The s.I.G. 33 was developed in 1927, introduced into the German Reichswehr in 1933 and used by the Wehrmacht until 1945. 2 guns in one platoon formed the company with the 3 platoon of 7.5 cm l.I.G. 18. It was built with a short riveted box carriage, two spring equalizers were attached to the left and right of the box spar. It carried a split shield that provided sufficient protection for the operator. The gun could be used indirectly (main use), but also directly. The explosive bullet had a mass of 38 kg. In the course of the war, an overcalibrated hollow charge grenade was developed for tank combat. There were the motorized variants:

- Gun car (Gw) I for 15 cm s.I.G.
33, without Sd.Kfz.-Nr. - 15 cm s.I.G. 33 (SF) on Panzer II, without Sd.Kfz.-Nr.
- Sturm-s.I.G.: 15 cm s.I.G. (SF) on Panzer III, without Sd.Kfz.-Nr.
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"Bison" on the tank chassis of the 38 (t), later "Grille", versions H and M, Sd.Kfz. 138/1. From 27 January 1944 the suggestive name Grille was introduced. On Hitler's orders, the insect names for the artillery guns were to be used on self-propelled guns (SF).

(C) J. Peldszus