Soviet classification, the official catalog – German self-propelled howitzer SU-150 1943 1942 (assault howitzer based on the T-III), serial ()
the Third Reich name – Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33 Ausf.B or reduced StuIG 33B – Assault infantry gun on the basis of the self-propelled guns StuG III, by installing 15 cm heavy infantry howitzer sIG 33.
Sometime it named as – Sturmpanzer III, Sturmpanzer 33B или Sturmgeschütz 33B (StuG 33B).
Developed in 1941-42 by AIkett firm. 24 Total production units, but remained the only one. Actively used in the Battle for Stalingrad
StuIG 33B in Kubinka tank collection
German assault Infantry Gun StuIG 33B (Kubinka tank museum)
Tactical technical characteristics of StuIG 33B*:
- Weight —
25tonnes (Kubinka catalogue) 21 tonnes (international sourcers) - Crew — 5 people
- Overall dimensions (length x width x height)— 5480 х 2950 х 2450 mm
- Weaponry: gun (howitzer)— 1 piece, caliber 150 mm., ammunition – 24 shots (as catalogue – 30)
- machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7,92 mm., ammunition 2000 shots (Kubinka), 600 (International)
- Armory protection, front – 50 mm, turret — 80 mm
- Engine power — 300 hp
- Maximum speed — 20 km / h (international sources)
- Cruising on the highway — up to 110 km..
- Depth overcome the water barrier — 1.1 meters.
design features:
Base — tank Panzer III
The overall layout: the engine compartment behind the front gear, the combat and the control -in the middle
Weapons —howitzer, a panoramic target sight RbIF 36
Armored protection— compared to the base tank frontal turret armored sheet has a slope of 10 degrees
Chassis – Carburetor engine Maybach HL 120TRM, 12-cylinder, carburetor, V-type, liquid cooling, the average ground pressure of 1 kg / cm. There is a radio station and a tank intercom
* data in the official catalog and TTX, given by the museum officier B.are incorrect. Here are some clarifications.
Additional photos:
Battle for Stalingrad trophies StuIG 33B, testing in Kubinka polygon 1945