S.I.G.33 (150 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• 15cm sIG 33 B Sfl

General info

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Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
J.Gr.38	HE	61	61	61	61	61	61
J.Gr.39 HI/A	HEAT	185	185	185	185	185	185

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
J.Gr.38	HE	240	38.00	0.1	0.5	8,600	79°	80°	81°
J.Gr.39 HI/A	HEAT	280	24.58	0.0	0.1	5,320	62°	69°	73°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Fires a giant shell with lots of explosive filler
• Damage and armour penetration stems entirely from the explosive force, meaning for most vehicles at its battle rating, just aim centre mass
• Enough explosive filler that it can destroy unarmored/light armoured targets with splash damage alone

Cons:

• Extremely slow reload rate, if you miss your initial shot in a confrontation you will most likely be destroyed before being able to reload
• Slow muzzle velocity and a heavy projectile means a lot of range adjustment and leading will have to be made
• In close quarters you may end up killing yourself due to splash damage
• On heavily armoured opponents, the only way possible to destroy them is to fire the shell down underneath the tank

History

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Media

Videos

Top 7 best rounds discusses the J.Gr.38 at 3:09 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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• reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
• references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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• encyclopedia page on weapon;
• other literature.