S.I.G.33 (150 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

15cm sIG 33 B Sfl

• 15cm sIG 33 B Sfl

General info

A 15cm heavy infantry gun capable of firing HE and HEAT shells. Becomes extremely inaccurate at range because of the short barrel design.

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

Fires the same shells as the Stu.H 43 L/12 (150 mm) used by the Brummbar

Fires a heavier shell with more explosive filler than the Type 38 (150 mm) used by the Ho-Ro

Fires a smaller but stronger shell than the M-10T (152 mm) used by majority of the KV-2 (Family)

Usage in battles

Capable of shooting enemies behind cover because of the bullet drop, but is fairly inaccurate beyond about 100m

Pros and cons

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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