Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.G - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBJan 1, 2022 · The Panzer IV Ausf.G was a great improvement in the anti-tank capabilities of German tank units at that time. With its long gun, the Ausf.G was capable of destroying any Allied or Soviet tank at over 1 km or even more.
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.A - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBApr 6, 2020 · The Panzer IV Ausf.A was primarily meant to destroy soft skin targets, anti-tank positions etc. and was thus mostly equipped with high explosive and smoke rounds. The armor piercing (AP) round could penetrate 41 mm of armor sloped at 60° at 100 m.
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.H - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBJun 4, 2022 · The introduction of the longer 7.5 cm gun-armed Panzer IV Ausf.G changed the role of the Panzer IV tank-type significantly within the German Wehrmacht. The 7.5 cm L/43 guns were more than capable of dealing with most tanks on the battlefield in 1942.
Panzer IV - Wikipedia
WEBThe Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161.
Panzerkampfwagen IV - tank-afv.com
WEBThe Panzer IV was thought of by Heinz Guderian in 1936 as a completement to the Panzer III used as mail battle tanks, to support the infantry and make breakthroughs with its 75 short barrel gun. However few have predicted that it would become the future workhorse of the Panzerdivision in 1942-45, as rearmed, and constantly evolving.
Panzer IV Universe - Books, Manuals, Magazines - Phelps …
WEBPanzer IV Universe: An in-depth study of the Pz. Kpfw. IV and its variants, including photos, technical data, original technical manuals, bibliography, and more.
German Tanks of World War II: The Panzer IV
WEBJan 21, 2010 · The Panzer IV was developed in 1934 out of a requirement for a medium tank to operate in a support and anti-infantry role. It was meant to compliment the lighter Panzer II and Panzer III and the design requirements did not require the new tank engage enemy tanks on equal terms.
Panzer IV Medium Tank - HistoryOfWar.org
WEBJul 25, 2008 · The Panzer IV was the third most numerous German tank during the invasion of Poland, although the 211 available represented only 7% of the total German tank force (1,445 Panzer Is, 1,223 Panzer IIs and only 98 Panzer IIIs). The Poles had very few tanks themselves, and so the poor technical quality of the German tanks was not revealed.
Panzer IV - The Tank Museum
WEBThe Panzer IV could well be described as the workhorse of the German Panzer arm. Classed originally as a close-support tank for panzer regiments its short, stubby 75mm gun fired high explosive and smoke rounds as required. At around 18 tons it was the heaviest front line tank in German service at the outbreak of war but, apart from the ...
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WEBThe FV438 Swingfire was an armoured anti-tank vehicle derived from the FV 430 series, a conversion of the FV 432 armoured personal carrier to accommodate a twin Swingfire anti-tank guided missiles launcher, with its reload system …