F-533K high-explosive shell

Also known as

F-533K
F-533K HE shell
152 mm F-533K

The F-533K is a Soviet 152 mm old high-explosive shell listed in the D-1 ammunition table, where it appears with a 40.68 kg projectile mass and 7.3 kg explosive filler. It is associated with the 152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer and documented through published ammunition-table data.

F-533K high-explosive shell, 152 mm old high-explosive shell, Munitions

Image source: Commons 152 mm shell RUK-museo.JPG

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet Union
Type: 152 mm old high-explosive shell
Service note: Soviet-era artillery ammunition listed in D-1 firing tables

artillery ammunition high explosive projectile

Specifications

Caliber: 152.4 mm
Projectile mass: 40.68 kg
Explosive filler: 7.3 kg
Projectile type: Old high-explosive shell

Firing Weapons

The D-1 ammunition table lists F-533K as an old high-explosive shell in the D-1 family of 152 mm ammunition.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer, Towed 152 mm howitzer, Artillery

152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer

Towed 152 mm howitzer

Wikipedia's D-1 ammunition table lists F-533K as an old high-explosive shell with a 40.68 kg projectile mass and 7.3 kg filler weight.

Sources: 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)

Media

F-533K high-explosive shell Images

F-533K high-explosive shell, 152 mm old high-explosive shell, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Commons 152 mm howitzer shell Hämeenlinna 2.JPG

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Sources

152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)Publisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the D-1 ammunition table listing F-533K as an old high-explosive shell and giving the 40.68 kg projectile mass and 7.3 kg filler weight. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Commons 152 mm shell RUK-museo.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and reuse context for the primary 152 mm shell photograph used on this record. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Commons 152 mm howitzer shell Hämeenlinna 2.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and reuse context for the secondary 152 mm shell photograph used on this record. | Accessed: 2026-06-27