Grille Ausf. K | |
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![]() Grille Ausf. K on display at the US Army Ordnance Museum. | |
Type | Self propelled artillery |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1943–1945 |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Produced | 1943 - 1944 |
No. built | 389 |
Variants | ammunition carrier |
Specifications | |
Mass | 11.5 tonnes |
Length | 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) |
Width | 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) |
Height | 2.47 m (8 ft 1 in) |
Crew | 5 |
Armor | 10 mm - 15 mm |
Main armament | 1 × 15 cm sIG 33 15 rounds |
Secondary armament | 1 × 7.92 mm MG 34 600 rounds |
Engine | 1 x Praga AC, 6-cylinder petrol engine 147 hp (110 kW) |
Suspension | Leaf spring |
Operational range | 190 km (120 mi) |
Maximum speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) |
The 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t), also known as Grille (German: "cricket") was a series of self-propelled artillery vehicles used by Nazi Germany during World War II. The Grille series was based on the Czech Panzer 38(t) tank chassis and used a 15 cm sIG 33 infantry gun.