Skipping Leg Day | 15 cm sIG 33 auf Panzerkampfwagen I ohne Aufbau Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.101

Providing adequate fire support to an infantry unit was, and still is to this day vital in achieving success when engaging enemy positions. This is something that the Germans were quite aware of before the Second World War, based on their experience gained in the First World War. For destroying well-defended targets, they introduced the 15 cm (5.9 in)schwere Infanterie Geschütz (heavy infantry gun) 33 into service, or sIG 33 for short. While this gun did its job very well, it was heavy and hard to field. In order to increase its mobility, the Germans decided to mount this gun on a modified Panzer I chassis. Alkett was tasked with developing such a vehicle, which it did in 1940. A small production run of 38 vehicles would be carried out. Despite its primitive construction and the limited number built, this vehicle, very creatively named 15 cm sIG 33 auf Panzerkampfwagen I ohne Aufbau Ausf.B, would remain in service up to 1943.
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