15cm sIG auf PzKw I

Nationality German Size Medium (+0) Start Date 1939 Road Speed 25MPH = 12" Cross-Cntry Speed 13MPH = 6" Armor/Penetration Chart Frnt Frnt30 Frnt45 Side Side45 Rear HlDown Kill, Suspens. - 1 1 - - - - 9-10=S 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1=K; 9-10=S - 2 2 - - - - 1-2=K; 9-10=S - - - - 2 1 - 1-3=K; 9-10=S - - - - - - - 1-4=K; 9-10=S - 3 - - - - - 1-5=K; 9-10=S - 4 - - - - 2 1-6=K; 9-10=S 2 - 3 2 3 2 3+ 1-7=K; 9-10=S 3+ 5+ 4+ 3+ 4+ 3+ - 1-8=K; 9-10=S

Movement Rates Road Road Spd Flat 1 Broken 2 Mud 3¹ Sand 1¹ Soft Ground 1¹ Snow 1 Deep Snow 2¹ Fording 2¹ Amphibious Amph Spd Gentle Slope +1 Moderate Slope +3 Steep Slope N/A Sparse Undergrowth +0 Dense Undergrowth +0 Woods +1 Forest N/A ¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 15cm sIG33 L/11
GE 150L12			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"	3000m 60"	4000m 80"
ROF: 1	Q Number:		0	2	6	9
HE	33.38		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
HEAT	Gr39 H1/A		19	19	19	19
Other Ammos: Smoke "38"

Notes: Based on the PzKw IB chassis. Very high superstructure with an open top and rear. Sent to Panzer Divisions before the campaigns in Belgium and France in 1940, but several were still in service in mid-1943 in Russia.

Stats: 4 crew; Produced: 40

© 2007 Daryl Poe, William B. Thacker

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Nov 2007