Description
The 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t), also known as Grille 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.
Built on brand new Ausf.M chassis, on which the engine was pushed to the front. This allowed the designer to completely rearrange the vehicle, moving the superstructure, gun and ammo to the rear. This was preferable when thinking in terms of stability, and the height was not influenced in any way. The fighting compartment was still open topped, with 15 mm of armor on the front and 10 mm on the sides. About 282 Grille Ausf.Ms were produced by BMM from April to June 1943. After a considerable interruption, production was resumed between October 1943 and September 1944.
Set consists of 15 fine metal 1:600th/3mm scale miniatures.
Producer: ‘Oddział Ósmy’ sc Marcin Kaźmierczak i Tomasz Kołuda, ul. Piotrkowska 107, 90-425 Łódź, Poland
