S.I.G.33 (150 mm) - Revision history

U12423867: Massive edit for such a short article. Used the in-game name for the gun in the description, and the correct one everywhere else. The name used for the page itself is neither.

2023-07-15T06:01:39Z

Massive edit for such a short article. Used the in-game name for the gun in the description, and the correct one everywhere else. The name used for the page itself is neither.

U38088265: /* Available ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-02-11T18:21:50Z

‎Available ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: Edits

2022-04-10T15:47:36Z

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U44629479: Edits

2021-12-15T08:52:29Z

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U57257349: Added most of the missing information besides description, history, and media.

2021-12-14T05:14:11Z

Added most of the missing information besides description, history, and media.

U44629479: /* Media */ Added video

2020-08-14T12:45:28Z

‎Media: Added video

U44629479: /* Available shells */ Added table with shell characteristics

2020-08-14T12:44:35Z

‎Available shells: Added table with shell characteristics

U38088265: U38088265 moved page SIG 33 (150 mm) to S.I.G.33 (150 mm): Renamed to match in-game name

2019-11-05T17:56:17Z

U38088265 moved page SIG 33 (150 mm) to S.I.G.33 (150 mm): Renamed to match in-game name

U64962917: Edits.

2019-07-23T12:28:42Z

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U17514706: /* Pros and cons */

2019-07-22T17:53:23Z

‎Pros and cons

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
-The '''150 mm S.I.G.33''' is a German howitzer. It stands for "Schwere Infanterie Geschütz 33" (literally: heavy infantry gun 33).
+The '''''150 mm s.I.G.33'''''  is a German infantry gun. It stands for "schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33" (literally: heavy infantry gun 33).
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
 <!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
-The 15 cm S.I.G.33 is capable of firing HE and HEAT shells. Because of the short barrel design, it becomes extremely inaccurate at long range.
+The schweres 15-cm-Infanteriegeschütz 33 is capable of firing HE and HEAT grenades. Being an infantry gun developed in the 1920s, it is inaccurate at long range due to its short barrel.
 === Available ammunition ===
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
 <!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 * The [[Stu.H 43 L/12 (150 mm)|150 mm Stu.H 43 L/12]] used by the [[Brummbar]] is of similar length, fires the same shells but needs a longer time to reload.
 * The [[Type 38 (150 mm)|150 mm Type 38]] on the [[Ho-Ro]] fires a heavier shell with more explosive filler.
-* The [[M-10T (152 mm)|152 mm M-10T]] equipped on the [[KV-2 (Family)]] fires a heavier HE shell but with less explosive filler and less penetration.
+* The [[M-10T (152 mm)|152 mm M-10T]] equipped on the [[KV-2 (Family)]] fires a heavier HE shell with less explosive filler and less penetration, but is able to fire SAPCBC shells.
 == Usage in battles ==
 <!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
-The 150 mm S.I.G.33 is capable of shooting enemies behind cover because of the slow muzzle velocity and curved trajectory of its projectiles, but it is fairly inaccurate beyond 500 m.
+The sIG 33 has a huge damage output when using HE (and is therefore regularly encountered in high-rank matches), but its inaccuracy becomes increasingly difficult to compensate at firing distances beyond circa 500 m. The steep trajectory of its projectiles makes it suitable for indirect fire.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''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
+* Extremely slow reload rate, if you miss your initial shot in a confrontation, you are in danger of getting 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 knocking yourself out due to overpressure damage
+* In close quarters, you may end up knocking yourself out due to overpressure damage
 * On heavily armoured opponents, the few ways possible to destroy them is to fire the shell either down underneath the tank or at the roof.
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 <!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|I.Gr.38, I.Gr.39 HI/A}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.'' -->
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
 The '''150 mm S.I.G.33''' is a German howitzer. It stands for "Schwere Infanterie Geschütz 33" (literally: heavy infantry gun 33).
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|germ_sturmpanzer_II}}
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 The 15 cm S.I.G.33 is capable of firing HE and HEAT shells. Because of the short barrel design, it becomes extremely inaccurate at long range.
-=== Available shells ===
+=== Available ammunition ===
-<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | 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
+| I.Gr.38 || HE || 61 || 61 || 61 || 61 || 61 || 61
 |-
-| J.Gr.39 HI/A || HEAT || 185 || 185 || 185 || 185 || 185 || 185
+| I.Gr.39 HI/A || HEAT || 185 || 185 || 185 || 185 || 185 || 185
 |-
 |}
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| J.Gr.38 || HE || 240 || 38.00 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 8,600 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| I.Gr.38 || HE || 240 || 38 || 0 || 0.1 || 8,600 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| J.Gr.39 HI/A || HEAT || 280 || 24.58 || 0 || 0.1 || 5,320 || 62° || 69° || 73°
+| I.Gr.39 HI/A || HEAT || 280 || 24.58 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 5,320 || 62° || 69° || 73°
 |-
 |}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.'' -->
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 * The [[Stu.H 43 L/12 (150 mm)|150 mm Stu.H 43 L/12]] used by the [[Brummbar]] is of similar length, fires the same shells but needs a longer time to reload.
 * The [[Type 38 (150 mm)|150 mm Type 38]] on the [[Ho-Ro]] fires a heavier shell with more explosive filler.
 * The [[M-10T (152 mm)|152 mm M-10T]] equipped on the [[KV-2 (Family)]] fires a heavier HE shell but with less explosive filler and less penetration.
 == Usage in battles ==
-<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
+<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
 The 150 mm S.I.G.33 is capable of shooting enemies behind cover because of the slow muzzle velocity and curved trajectory of its projectiles, but it is fairly inaccurate beyond 500 m.
 === Pros and cons ===
-<!-- ''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
+''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 == Media ==
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.'' -->
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
-[[15cm sIG 33 B Sfl]]
+<!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|germ_sturmpanzer_II}}
 == 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.''
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
 === Available shells ===
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 | 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°
+| J.Gr.39 HI/A || HEAT || 280 || 24.58 || 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]]''
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.'' -->
+* The [[Stu.H 43 L/12 (150 mm)|150 mm Stu.H 43 L/12]] used by the [[Brummbar]] is of similar length, fires the same shells but needs a longer time to reload.
-Fires a heavier shell with more explosive filler than the [[Type 38 (150 mm)]] used by the [[Ho-Ro]]
+* The [[Type 38 (150 mm)|150 mm Type 38]] on the [[Ho-Ro]] fires a heavier shell with more explosive filler.
+* The [[M-10T (152 mm)|152 mm M-10T]] equipped on the [[KV-2 (Family)]] fires a heavier HE shell but with less explosive filler and less penetration.
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Capable of shooting enemies behind cover because of the bullet drop, but is fairly inaccurate beyond about 100m''
+<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
 === 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
+* Damage and armour penetration stem 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
+* Enough explosive filler that it can destroy unarmoured/light armoured targets with splash damage and overpressure alone
 '''Cons:'''
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 * 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
+* In close quarters you may end up knocking yourself out due to overpressure damage
-* On heavily armoured opponents, the only way possible to destroy them is to fire the shell down underneath the tank
+* On heavily armoured opponents, the few ways possible to destroy them is to fire the shell either down underneath the tank or at the roof.
 == History ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
-<!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
+[[15cm sIG 33 B Sfl]]
 * {{Specs-Link|germ_sturmpanzer_II}}
 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
+''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 ===
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Fires the same shells as the [[Stu.H 43 L/12 (150 mm)]] used by the [[Brummbar]]''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+''Capable of shooting enemies behind cover because of the bullet drop, but is fairly inaccurate beyond about 100m''
 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''

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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==

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