150mm sIG 33 auf Gw I

This was the first type of German self-propelled guns. It was an improvised design to fulfill an Army requirement which called for a fully-tracked, self-propelled gun to support infantry. It was composed of the chassis and lower hull of the PzKpfw IB, and a 150mm schwere Infanterie-Gesch�tz Model 33 gun/howitzer, which was a standard pieve in the infantry division artillery regiments. The 38 guns that were produced participated in the 1940 campaign in France. They proved the feasibility and usefulness of the concept and led to future developments.

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Technical data and/or diagram of 150mm sIG 33 auf Gw I.

150mm sIG 33 auf Gw Ausf B in the Western Desert.

150mm sIG 33 auf PzKpfw I, the Army's first self-propelled artillery piece designed to give mobile firepower support to the infantry.

Taken from a German newsreel, this shot clearly shows how high and awkward the mounting of the 150mm howitzer really was on the PzKpfw I chassis. The crew had only limited protection and stowage was minimal, but it provided the Germans with an indication of what would be required in future.

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Click on one of the thumbnails below to view the full picture.
	Technical data and/or diagram of 150mm sIG 33 auf Gw I.
	150mm sIG 33 auf Gw Ausf B in the Western Desert.
	150mm sIG 33 auf PzKpfw I, the Army's first self-propelled artillery piece designed to give mobile firepower support to the infantry.
	Taken from a German newsreel, this shot clearly shows how high and awkward the mounting of the 150mm howitzer really was on the PzKpfw I chassis. The crew had only limited protection and stowage was minimal, but it provided the Germans with an indication of what would be required in future.