F-533U high-explosive shell

Also known as

F-533U
F533U
HE, old F-533U
152 mm F-533U
53-F-533U
53-VF-534U
VF-534U
53-Ф-533У
53-ВФ-534У

F-533U 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-533U / 53-Ф-533У, pair it with the 53-VF-534U complete round and 54-Zh-534 charge, and record a 40.8 kg projectile with 8.8 kg of explosive fill.

F-533U 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 152 mm artillery ammunition
Produced: Soviet-era production

Specifications

Caliber: 152 mm
Projectile class: Old high-explosive shell
Projectile index: 53-F-533U / 53-Ф-533У
Complete round index: 53-VF-534U / 53-ВФ-534У
Projectile weight: 40.8 kg
Explosive fill: 8.8 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-533U 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-534U / 53-F-533U in the howitzer ammunition family with a 40.8 kg projectile and 8.8 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-534U / 53-F-533U in the howitzer ammunition family with a 40.8 kg projectile and 8.8 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-533U 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-533U / 53-Ф-533У, listed at 40.8 kg with 8.8 kg of explosive fill.	The designation is for the projectile, not by itself a complete fired round.
Complete round	53-VF-534U / 53-ВФ-534У is the complete-round index using the F-533U projectile and 54-Zh-534 charge.	English-language sources often shorten the round family to VF-534U and F-533U.
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-533U.