Germany - 15cm sIG 33 L/11
15cm schwere Infanteriegeschutz 33 L/11
(translates as Heavy Artillery)
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Weapon Details
15cm sIG 33 L/11 15cm schwere Infanteriegeschutz 33 L/11
(translates as Heavy Artillery)
History
Standard German army heavy infantry gun originally issued in 1927 was still being produced at the end or the war. This gun was also mounted on a number of motorised chassis such as the 15cm s.I.G 33 Gw II(A,B,C,F).
Manufacturer
Rheinmetal
Manufactured
1927 - 1945
Calibre
150mm
Length
L/11
Rate of Fire
3rpm
15cm I Gr 33(HE)
150mm 38Kg 240M/Sec
8.300Kg explosive
Maximum Range 4700 Mtr
Range(Mtr)
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
Flight Time(Secs)
4.46
9.62
15.63
22.73
31.25
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill
6 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill
12 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill
30 mtr
Armour Penetration inc roof at 2 mtr
24 mm
An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 12 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 30 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 2 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 24 mm of the tank armour including the roof.
Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.