SIG 33 - Wydawnictwo 247

Wydawnictwo Militaria
Series	Wydawnictwo Militaria
Sujet	SIG 33 on Panzer I/II/II
Réf	247

Signed documentation Wydawnictwo Militaria the book "SIG 33 - Wydawnictwo 247" .

The GIS 33 est un canon mis au point en Allemagne dans les années 1920, 1930 et 1940. Il fut mis en service à partir de 1933 et délaissé après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. N’ayant pas réussi à le rendre plus léger, les techniciens essayèrent de le rendre plus maniable en l’installant sur des châssis chenillés déclassés, avec plus ou moins de succès. D’abord installé sur le Panzer I, il s’avéra rapidement que le moteur de celui-ci était trop faible pour propulser le SIG 33. Des conversions sur châssis de PzKpfw II, 38 (t) surnommé Buffalo, Lorraine and PzKpfw III were more effective. Another evolution was the adoption of rims equipped with rubber bandages allowing traction by trucks or semi-tracked vehicles. Some of the rims were equipped with wooden spokes, somewhat lightening the lookout. He was placed in the infantry battalion's howitzer company (13th company) and assigned to the 4th Platoon, whose staff was one officer, five non-commissioned officers and thirty-three gunners, responsible for the implementation and relocation of the 2 GIS. Each howitzer was towed by a six-horse team led by three soldiers. The other part of the crew was transported to the forearm of the room. The other personnel were tasked with protecting, transmitting requests for support, receiving orders and adjusting fire, as well as administrative and support missions. The quality of the training often allowed the infantry unit to manage the information and transmit it effectively to the next level. In the summer of 1941, the Wehrmacht was equipped with a fleet of 867 SIG 33 heavy infantry guns.