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.