The 15 cm heavy infantry gun 33 (s.IG.33 for short) was the standard gun of the German armed forces during World War II.
It was the larger counterpart to the 7.5 cm infantry gun le.IG.18.
The s.IG.33 was approved for use in 1933 and was originally designed for horse-drawn transport.
Later models, however, were specifically designed to be pulled by vehicles such as trucks or half-tracks. They therefore had pressed steel wheels with solid rubber tires and air brakes.
At 1750 kg, the s.IG.33 was quite heavy for use by infantrymen, but could fire 15 cm projectiles such as HE grenades, smoke grenades and shaped charges (for anti-tank use) to a maximum range of 4700 m.
Perhaps the most interesting was the 90 kg Stielgranate 42, which was designed to destroy obstacles such as bunkers.
Plastic model kit for a 15cm sIG33 with crew
- 1:35 scale
- 6 figures
- Gun recoil as in the original
- Detailed hydraulic system for weapon elevation adjustment
- Functional aiming beam for positioning the weapon included
- Newly manufactured muzzle-loaded 42 "Stick Bomb" stick grenade included as a bonus
- Axle faithfully reproduced
- Aluminium gun barrel for s.IG.33
- Rifling in the gun barrel realistically reproduced
- Scale gun shield with fine detail on both sides
- Bi-directional slide-molded road wheels
- Detailed breech with two options
- Recoil system with realistic bolt detail
- Buckets are slide-molded
- Realistic elevation adjustment mechanism allows weapon elevation direction
- Replicated muzzle cover with photo-etched strap
- Gun carriage reproduced with authentic detail
- Complex brake and axle assembly finely reproduced
- Periscope can be made in various styles to be assembled
- Periscope made of transparent plastic
- Taillights are newly manufactured
- OVM specifically for s.IG.33 included
- unbuilt / painted
- Paint and glue not included
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