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Panzer IV

General Characteristics (Ausf H)
Length: 5.89 m
Width:2.88 m
Height:2.68 m
Weight:23 t
Speed:38 km/h (road)
16 km/h (off-road)
Range: 300 km
Primary armament:75 mm KwK 40 L/48 gun
Secondary armament:Two 7.92mm machine guns
Power plant: 224 kW (300 hp)
Crew:5 (Commander, gunner, loader,
driver and radio operator)

The Panzer IV is a German medium tank used in World War II.

Production History The first prototypes of the Panzer IV were designed in 1934.

Variants

  • Panzer IV Ausf A - Produced 1937-38, 35 were produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf B - Produced 1938, 42 produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf C - Produced 1938-39, 138 produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf D - Produced 1939-40, 229 produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf E - Produced 1930-41, 223 produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf F1 - Produced 1941-42, 462 produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf F2 - Produced 1942, 175 produced. Armed with a Pak 40 anti-tank gun.
  • Panzer IV Ausf G - Produced 1942-43, 1687 produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf H - Produced 1943-44, 3774 produced.
  • Panzer IV Ausf J - Produced 1944-45, 1758 produced.
  • Wirbelwind - Quad 2 cm Flak.
  • Möbelwagen - 3.7 cm Flak.
  • Ostwind - 3.7 cm Flak.
  • Kugelblitz - Twin 3 cm Flak
  • Brummbär[?] - Armed with a 15 cm gun.
  • Nashorn[?] - 8.8 cm Pak
  • Jagdpanzer IV[?] - 7.5 cm Pak
  • Stug IV[?] - Panzer IV with a Stug III[?] superstructure.

Combat History Used in the campaigns agains Poland, France, the Soviet Union and in North Africa.



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