Panzer IV Medium Tank

The Panzer IV was a German medium tank used during World War Two. It was first produced during the mid to late 1930s. The early models mounted a short 75mm gun. It was mainly used for infantry support while the Panzer III was used for anti-tank duties.

That changed when in 1942 white the growing numbers of Shermans and T-34/76 medium tank the panzer III was not good enough to deal with them. So the Panzer IV Asuf F was upturned with a long 75mm gun and it was called the Panzer IV AsuF F2.

When the Russians started to use HEAT ammunition the Germans put spaced armor on their tanks.

Panzer IV Specs

 * Armament: 1x 75mm gun (short than long), 2x 7.92mm machine guns
 * Armor:10-88mm
 * Length:19.5 feet
 * Hight:8.10 feet
 * Width:9.5 feet
 * Crew: 5
 * year introduced: 1936
 * Built: ~8,000
 * Range: 120miles
 * Engine:296 hp engine
 * Speed:26mph