The new Gun improved the Firepower of the Pz IV a lot on cost of explosive filler and overall anti infatry efficency. The ausf A hull had thinner hull armor than the ausf B. As I pointed out earlier, the model was built for an idea by LeoXiao which not only saw the addition of sloped armour but also a revamped suspension and running gear modelled on the VK3001P prototype tank - 6 slightly larger wheels not 8. Early Panzer IV's has an Armor thickness of only 50 mm maximum, although this was sufficient for the early years of the war, as the war went on, this became evermore outdated while the later models have increased Frontal armor thickness to 80mm. The armor protection ranged from 8 mm to 30 mm in thickness. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. D were produced with 50 mm. 1/35 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.G Apr-May 1943 Production. Panzer IV H 3. all game settings 4. ⦠The Panzer IV was the most numerous German tank and the second-most numerous German armored fighting vehicle of the Second World War, with some 8,500 built. Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. D with add-on armor plates. Thus, a number of Panzer IV Ausf.A tanks were up-armored by adding extra armor plates on the front hull and glacis. Panther is the common name of a medium tank deployed by Nazi Germany in World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. Variants. Although the Panzer IV was deployed to North Africa with the German Afrika Korps, until the longer gun variant began production, the tank was outperformed by the Panzer III with respect to armor penetration. H carries the powerful ⦠It was intended to fight other armoured fighting vehicles and serve alongside and support similar Panzer IV which was originally designed for infantry support. The data on armour thickness is probably a re-print of the information from "Preliminary Report on Pz.IV (Special)". Armor Inspector can show you armor thickness models (World of Tanks collision models), displays crew and modules locations, including ammo racks, fuel tanks, engines. It was one of the best armored vehicles of the period. There are a fair amount of Panzer IV 1/16 scale model kits. The Panzer IV road speed was 40 km/h. F was the first truly mass-produced variant of the Panzer IV that entered production in December 1938. Maximum armor thickness was 20 mm (0.79 in) on the turret and 14.5 mm (0.57 in) on the hull, Only a few of these were built in 1936/7. It is believed to be part of 635 schw.Pz.Jg.abt. Weak armor is a great weakness of this tank. D with a 5 cm KwK 39 L/60. The thickness of the armor was, depending on the modification, from .4 to 3.15 inches. Spaced armor on German tanks was developed to counter the anti-tank rifles, that were used en-masse by the Soviet forces. Although the Panzer IV was deployed to North Africa with the German Afrika Korps, until the longer gun variant began production, the tank was outperformed by the Panzer III with respect to armor penetration. H ( Panzer IV H) is a rank III German medium tank with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB) and 4.0 (RB/SB). This difficulty becomes more pronounced as the war goes on. The driver received one rotating periscope instead of two motionless. The next model was the PzKpfw IV Ausf B, which had increased armor protection, more powerful engine and other more minor improvements. Although the Panzer IV was deployed to north Africa ith the German Afrika Korps, until the longer gun variant began production, the tank was outperformed by the Panzer III with respect to armor penetration. A weighed around 24,000 kg and it was about 5.7 meters long. H saw new modifications as the frontal armor was increased to 80mm with hull skirts added on the sides for extra protection. The short 75 mm gun was the main advantage of the Panzer IV, weight and armor were close to that of the Panzer III. In World War II, this is seen especially in the later half of the war when the Shermans and T-34s began being outgunned by better German tanks, and the German Panzer IV also being outgunned by those tanks. The Panzer III's armor thickness varied from 1 cm to 1.5 cm, and it had a 5 speed forward, 1 speed reverse transmission. Heavy tanks as the name suggests are tanks that were heavier than their Medium counterparts, due to to increased armor thickness and bigger guns. Features: - Newly tooled front armor and mantlet. Slow production of the Panzer IV had been continuing, by the end of 1940 386 Ausf. Both side, back, and even front armor will be penetrated by all tier V vehicles, and even some tier IV ones. Until 1942, it was the heaviest tank of the Third Reich. TRACT4-p14-56 The Panzer IV was manufactured by Krupp. 161.. The Panzer 4 H is a tier 3 German medium tank. The Panzer IV Ausf.A was primarily meant to destroy soft skin targets, anti-tank positions etc. However, both versions’ armor and long gun made them nose heavy and slow moving. It was coated on all vertical sides with a paste to prevent adhesion of anti-tank magnetic mines. 161.. Manganese. As was common for assault guns, the ⦠Good old T-34-85-1944, its frontal armor thickness is 110mm, enough to bully Panzer IV at 2000m with ease. The running gear remained the same as the Panzer IV with its many pairs of road wheels. The order steadily increased, from 128 tanks to well over 1000 tanks. Both were designed to do similar jobs - support the infantry against fortifications and machine-gun nests - and carried the same short 7.5cm gun. Late Ausf. The 15mm armour of the Ausf A-C was replaced by 20mm armour. The most common iteration of the Panzer IV, the Ausf. Kfz. However, most of them are late versions with armor skirts. Source. And Secondly, due to the angle deflections and also shattering of projectiles becomes more likely. Panzer IVs up through the F1 model used short 75L24 guns, and had a maximum frontal armor thickness of 50mm, on both the turret front and the front hull. I wanted to avoid the armor skirts because I am going to add the entire Angel fish team on the tank, and armor skirts block turret hatches. That being said....if a Panzer IV B was in fact built with an ausf A hull the differences would be armor thickness in the ausf A hull. Post Scriptum Armour Viewer v0.950 This is a viewer of the collision armor model and internal components of Post Scriptum. The Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf D was the fourth production version of the Panzer IV medium support tank, and saw the first increase in the thickness of the side and rear armour. It became the most produced Panzer IV variant. Add standard frontal armor of up to 50mm, with 20mm on the sides and rear, plus a reliable Maybach engine giving a top speed of 20 miles per hour and a 100-mile range, and the Panzer IV was a crew’s delight when it began entering unit service in 1938. Unlike the increased armor thickness, which is intended to increase the resistance to penetration, spaced armor plates serve a different purpose. The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. ... and most designers picked internal volume over armor thickness. The Panzer III (Ausf E to N) road speed was 40 km/h. J were produced without face hardened armor and the superstructure roof was thickened to 16 mm. This was a fact even before the upgrading of Panzer gun barrels and armor in 1943. Judging by that comment then they are talking about the 50 mm hull front Panzer IV F2 because the Panzer IV late G/J had 80 mm of hull armor, thicker than that of the most common Shermans at 50.8 mm or 64 mm of hull armor. Panzer IV Ausf. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. Additionally, the Pz V Ausf G (Panther) had 60mm to 80mm of frontal armor at a 55 degree angle â A relative thickness ⦠Gingerdave wrties. Panzer IV Ausf. In 1936 the Panzer IV and StuG were at prototype stage. At any rate, the M4A3's original 75mm cannon was adequate to easily penetrate the Pz IV's armour even at extreme ranges. The Panzer II incorporated new design changes from the Panzer I following experiences on tank warfare from the Spanish Civil War. This increased the weight of the tank by 305 Kg. That being said....if a Panzer IV B was in fact built with an ausf A hull the differences would be armor thickness in the ausf A hull. After three months into production, the Panzer IV was upgraded again to the Panzer IV Ausf of frontal armor. 2021-03-24 Armor penetration table updated with new guns and ammunition types. H is a 6-stared unit affiliated with Vanguard Division. The earliest Panzer IIIs had armor with 1.18″ thickness or less, but later models beginning with the Ausf J had their armor thickness improved to nearly 2″ all around. Their also would have been a hull machine gun instead of an armor periscope at the assistant driver position. Both the Panzer III and Panzer IV were released in 1937. It was one of the best armored vehicles of the period. The armor piercing (AP) round could penetrate 41 mm of armor sloped at 60° at 100 m. ⦠It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Möbelwagen. The Panzer IV was the most widely exported German tank of World War 2 as allies Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Romania and Spain all benefitted from sales. It was proposed to build such vehicle based on Panzer IV Ausf H's proven chassis and armed with twin 30mm MK (MK ... Kugelblitz was operated by the crew of 5, protected by the armor thickness varying from 10mm to 80mm. With the Panzer IV Ausf.A slated to see service in the 1939-40 campaigns in Poland, Norway and France, there was obviously a need to improve the thickness of its armor. The turret was fixed, just polted down to the hull. Throughout the production period from 1938 to 1945, the Panzer IV had the status of a base tank. Designed as an infantry-support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armor—that function was performed by the lighter Panzer … Wartime experience totally inverted this scheme. The Panzer IV H was one of the variants of the Panzer IV produced and began production in June 1943. The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (Whirlwind in German) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. 105mm with 64mm penetration and 350 damage points makes this tank deadly on short distances. At these angles the Panzer IV armour had an effective thickness of 31 degrees, while the T-34 armour was effectively 51mm thick, while the 50mm armour of the Panzer IV Ausf F2 was effectively 52mm thick. For example, compared to a Panzer III long (armed with the 50mm L/60) as a 1, a T-34/76 was a 1.16, Panzer IV long (75mm L/43 or L/48) was a 1.27, T-34/85 was a 1.32, Panther was a 2.37, and IS-2M was a 1.66. F2 was made as a stopgap solution with a new and more powerful KwK 40 L/43 gun. At least a fifth of Germany's armor was composed of Panzer I's, while almost four-fifths was light tanks of one type or another, including 955 Panzer II, 106 Czech Panzer 35(t), and 228 Panzer 38(t). The official German ordnance designation was Sd.Kfz. Slow production of the Panzer IV had been continuing, by the end of 1940 386 Ausf. As a comparison, the PzIV Ausf G had frontal armor of only about 50mm at a 60 to 90 degree angle depending on upper/lower sides â A relative thickness of only 55mm. Designed as an infantry support tank, the Panzer IV was not intended to engage enemy armorâthat role being allocated to the Panzer III. Although the Panzer IV was deployed to North Africa with the German Afrika Korps, until the longer gun variant began production, the tank was outperformed by the Panzer III with respect to armor penetration. Second characteristic attribute of Panzer IV H is its great gun. • 608 high-quality components Barcode: 0 89195 86594 6. Many different versions of this tank have been designed and developed. Cross country speed was 20 km/h. The thickness in the armor was increased from 40 mm to 50 mm. Until 1942, it was the heaviest tank of the Third Reich. Although the Panzer IV was deployed to North Africa with the German Afrika Korps, until the longer gun variant began production, the tank was outperformed by the Panzer III with respect to armor penetration. The Panzerkampfwagen III, commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The variations differed in armor thickness and armament. This is the model of the Panzer IV Ausf.H in the game, with its elite turret, featuring spaced armor belt. Phosphorus The Panzer IV is a German medium tank built to address some of the shortcomings found with the Panzer III. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed in NAzI Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.Its ordnance inventory designation was Sonderkraftfahrzeug Sd.Kfz. Using the Panzer III long AV of 3 that is seen in Baptism by Fire, the T-34/76 is 3.48 (rounding down to a 3) and so on. With a maximum thickness of only 50 mm, it is quite thin compared to that of its arch-rivals, the T-34 and M4 medium tanks, and can be easily penetrated by most medium calibre guns and is also mostly unangled. Weak armor is a great weakness of this tank. In this case, an armor of the thickness of 1.2 has an effective armor thickness of about 1.7 if it is angled at 45 degree. It was intended as a counter to the Russian T-34, and as a replacement for the Panzer III and Panzer IV.While never replacing the latter, it served alongside it and the heavier Tiger tanks until the end of the war. Interesting to note that although this tank has 50mm of armour on its vertical parts, the glacis is not 20mm but 25mm thick. The short 75 mm gun was the main advantage of the Panzer IV, weight and armor were close to that of the Panzer III. In an effort to get more protection onto their tanks, crew often improvise a variety of methods to increased the armour on their tanks. Item Name: 1/6 Jagdpanzer VI Jagdtiger Ausf. Sincerely, Jon Guttman. The order steadily increased, from 128 tanks to well over 1000 tanks. The variations differed in armor thickness and armament. 161. F was the first truly mass-produced variant of the Panzer IV that entered production in December 1938. The Panzer IV Ausf. Part PzKpfw V “Panther” Ausf G tank were equipped with wheels entirely made from steel. The variations differed in armor thickness and armament. However, Panzer IVs armed with the KwK 37 L/24 75-millimetre (2.95 in) tank gun found it difficult to engage French tanks such as Somua S35 and Char B1. Heavy tanks are painfully slow and are very hard to maneuver. The Panzer IV and Panther have different sized turret rings. The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. 105mm with 64mm penetration and 350 damage … The Panzer III also had a coil springs suspension system and a 249.8 liter fuel capacity. In variants D and after, the side armor thickness was increased to 30-mm. Their also would have been a hull machine gun instead of an armor … Discussion in 'Armor and Armored Fighting Vehicles' started by Alpha_Cluster, Dec 9, 2003. Cross country speed was 18 km/h. Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer (Sd.Kfz.162) With the development and growth of German tank forces, the need to include armored vehicles for the destruction of enemy tanks was revealed. 141. It has some flaws--name a vehicle that doesn't have any--but it did everything well enough for how it was designed. The armor of the Pz IV remained a mere 50mm with vertually no slope (effective 51mm). This is a Trumpeter 1/16 scale Panzer IV F2 version. Plate thickness tolerance: -0% - +5%. The armor was widened to block shells rather than machine gun fire and shrapnel, so the armor thickness was 14 mm on front, sides, and back in the Panzer II Ausf. Their also would have been a hull machine gun instead of an armor periscope at the assistant driver position. It consisted of 90 Panzer II, 162 Panzer III, 60 Panzer IV and 12 Panzerbefehlswagen â a command tank. Both tanks underwent increases in the thickness of their frontal armor, the Mark IV sacrificing side armor thickness to compensate for frontal armor increasing from 50 to 80mm. The prototype was to be completed by November 1941. K St N 1109: Stab einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung, 1 November 1943 added. Armor Inspector is an application for World of Tanks game, including PC, Blitz and Console versions. Photo Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-185-0137-14A : Grimm, Arthur : CC-BY-SA 3.0 The emergence of the T-34/85, however, carried the Soviet medium tank out of the Mark IVâs class and into the realm of the Tiger and Panther. Armor Mass Needed to Stop At Muzzle. The Panzer IV was the most numerous German tank and the second-most numerous German armored fighting vehicle of the Second World War, with some 8,500 ⦠WWII Final Krupp Armor Steel Composition. F2 still retained the 50 mm front armour thickness with 30 mm on the sides.With the appearance of the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks, the Panzer IV Ausf. 161.. The 15mm armour of the Ausf A-C was replaced by 20mm armour. 2021-03-27 Balkenkreuz article updated with detailed 1939 information. Silicon. Box Size: 9.6" x 15" x 3.1". Length: 122 cm/48 in. 161.. (635 heavy tank hunter battalion). Angle of the hull armor plates was increased to 61 degrees and armor thickness was increased to 50 mm. Pz IV is not a bad tank. F1. Because itâs really difficult to keep guys alive long enough inside of a Panzer IV for them to become experienced enough to reach âAceâ -status. Muzzle Energy (at v0 = 745 m/sec) Armor Needed To Stop at Muzzle. Peak usage of the Panzer IV came in 1944 to which some 3,125 systems (mostly Ausf. The lower the angle of impact of the incoming shell, the more effective the T-34 armour while the Panzer armour became less effective. The ausf A hull had thinner hull armor than the ausf B. Panzer IV on Wikipedia Re: Panzer IV armour layout. Shot Weight. The ausf A hull had thinner hull armor than the ausf B. Designed as an infantry-support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armor- That function was performed … Panzer III in Yugoslavia with a striking loop antenna on the engine compartment. Preference given to data from Jentz. G were produced without the added 30 mm. A is a 5-stared unit affiliated with Vanguard Division. Although the Panzer IV was deployed to North Africa with the German Afrika Korps, until the longer gun variant began production, the tank was outperformed by the Panzer III with respect to armor penetration. Gun Size. Case Pack: 20 Pieces per case. The 6 road wheels do make it look a little Panzer III-ish but I assure you, having built the said model, it is built upon a Panzer IV hull. 186 Item Product Number: FOA017 Item dimensions: Weight: 43 kg/95 lbs. In the case of the Panzer III Ausf H the Germans added to the hull rear, hull front, and superstructure front; giving the tank 60mm of armored protection on these critical areas. Armor Inspector is available online, on mobiles iOS/Android and on PC. Both had the same thickness of front armor, but the Panzer IV/70 (V) was lower and had a better integrated hull and superstructure with well-sloped armor. [15] The first variant of the Panzer IV ⦠The Ausf. The Ausf. The Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf D was the fourth production version of the Panzer IV medium support tank, and saw the first increase in the thickness of the side and rear armour. The Panzer IV was made to support the Panzer III but the latter had too many limitations and gradually became redundant. Panzerkampfwagen IV … The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. Because of that Hitler ordered Krupp to mount a long 5 cm Cannon on a Panzer IV, this resulted of the creation of a Panzer IV Ausf. and was thus mostly equipped with high explosive and smoke rounds. H) in use during 1943. Thus, a number of Panzer IV Ausf.A tanks were up-armored by adding extra armor plates on the front hull and glacis. Panzer IV vs M4. Note: From the last batches of plate produced by Krupp during the war.. Reference: Panzer IV and it's Variants by Spielberger (page 60). Maximum armor thickness was 20 mm (0.79 in) on the turret and 14.5 mm (0.57 in) on the hull, Only a few of these were built in 1936/7. A through C. Thickness (mm) Resistance (kg/mm2) Carbon. The Panzer IV was the mainstay tank of Germany during WWII, with nearly 9,000 produced. 0.183. Panzer IV tank at Duxford.Photo Gregd1957 CC BY-SA 3.0. Sherman tanks were not nearly as efficient or as armored as the primary German tank, the Panzer IV. The Panzer IV H was one of the variants of the Panzer IV produced and began production in June 1943. B Sd. Ds were in service and in 1941 a further 480 were produced, despite an order from the army for 2,200. The Panzer III (Panzerkampfwagen III) was originally intended to serve in a companion role with Panzer IV, it dealing with enemy armour while the Panzer IV served as an infantry support tank. Second characteristic attribute of Panzer IV H is its great gun. Relatively slow, they were used to exploit openings in the enemy's line and create breakthroughs, while also supporting the infantry. NOTE II: For Armor Mass, I assumed a plate of 1.7 x 1.1m dimensions, or the rough area of a Panzer IV frontal hull; along with a RHA density of 7.86 g/cm3 (7,860 kg/m3). - Krupp overlapping version of turret-skirt armor plate is newly tooled. Overall armor protection of the vehicle reached 80mm (3.1") in thickness and the vehicle weighed in the 25 ton (short) range. Throughout the production period from 1938 to 1945, the Panzer IV had the status of a base tank. It was one of the most produced German tanks, seeing service in almost every front that Germany fought in. You should avoid taking them into urban … Throughout the production period from 1938 to 1945, the Panzer IV had the status of a base tank. Mentally exhausting build. Ds were in service and in 1941 a further 480 were produced, despite an order from the army for 2,200. armor on the lower hull front. 0.658 kg. Note, some descriptions of Panzer IV armor layouts distinguish the front *hull*, the "superstructure", and the turret. The Panzer IV Ausf. - without barrel Width: 57.1 cm/22.5 in. Pz.IV tanks were produced with the following weapons: The Panzer IV is simply not large enough to reasonably put a larger gun on the platform. Both side, back, and even front armor will be penetrated by all tier V vehicles, and even some tier IV ones. It was introduced during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. The armour of the Panzer IV Ausf.
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