F-533N high-explosive shell

Also known as

F-533N
F533N
53-F-533N
53-VF-534N
VF-534N
53-Ф-533Н
53-ВФ-534Н

F-533N is a Soviet 152 mm old-type high-explosive shell in the D-1 gun-howitzer ammunition family. Open ammunition tables identify the projectile as 53-F-533N / 53-Ф-533Н, pair it with the 53-VF-534N complete round and 54-Zh-534 charge, and record a 41 kg projectile with 7.3 kg of explosive fill.

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

Image source: Commons 152 mm shell RUK-museo Image

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Soviet ordnance industry
Type: 152 mm old high-explosive shell
Service note: Soviet-era artillery ammunition
Produced: Soviet-era production

Specifications

Caliber: 152 mm
Projectile class: Old high-explosive shell
Projectile index: 53-F-533N / 53-Ф-533Н
Complete round index: 53-VF-534N / 53-ВФ-534Н
Projectile weight: 41 kg
Explosive fill: 7.3 kg
Fuze: UGT-2
Propellant charge: 54-Zh-534
Loading: Separate-loading cased artillery round
Platform fit: D-1 gun-howitzer ammunition table; VF-534 family source lists M1909/30 firing and emergency M1938/M1943 use

Fired By

The D-1 ammunition table lists F-533N as a 152 mm old high-explosive shell, while VF-534 family references add a caution that the older cased HE round was primarily associated with the M1909/30 and only emergency-fired from M1938/M1943 howitzers.

Firing weapon	Weapon type	Firing evidence
152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer	Towed 152 mm howitzer	The D-1 ammunition table lists 53-VF-534N / 53-F-533N in the howitzer ammunition family with a 41 kg projectile and 7.3 kg explosive fill. Sources: 152-mm howitzer model 1943 D-1 Russian Wikipedia, 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

152 mm D-1 gun-howitzer

Towed 152 mm howitzer

The D-1 ammunition table lists 53-VF-534N / 53-F-533N in the howitzer ammunition family with a 41 kg projectile and 7.3 kg explosive fill.

Sources: 152-mm howitzer model 1943 D-1 Russian Wikipedia, 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)

Designation And Firing Context

The open tables treat F-533N as the projectile in a larger separate-loading round family rather than as a self-contained cartridge. The catalog keeps this page relationship-only because the sources identify ammunition-table compatibility, not direct conflict use of this exact projectile.

Topic	Source-backed detail	Reader caution
Projectile index	53-F-533N / 53-Ф-533Н, listed at 41 kg with 7.3 kg of explosive fill.	The designation is for the projectile, not by itself a complete fired round.
Complete round	53-VF-534N / 53-ВФ-534Н is the complete-round index using the F-533N projectile and 54-Zh-534 charge.	English-language sources often shorten the round family to VF-534N and F-533N.
Fuze and case notes	The VF-534 family source lists UGT-2 fuze use for the F-533 variants and notes brass or wrapped-steel cartridge cases for the related HE round.	Case and fuze notes describe the VF-534 family; surviving examples may vary by lot and assembly.
Firing context	The same source associates the older HE round with the 152 mm M1909/30 and says M1938/M1943 howitzers could fire it only in emergency conditions with difficult extraction.	The D-1 table confirms the shell family relationship but does not prove modern battlefield use of F-533N.