Panzer IV

Nacionalidad: Alemania
Fecha: 1940 h.
Dotación: 5 tripulantes
Dimensiones: 7,02 m. x 3,29 m. x 2,68 m.
Peso: 25 tons.
Autonomía: 200 km.
Motor: Maybach HL 120 TRM de gasolina, 12 cilindros y 300 CV
Blindaje: 50-60 mm.
Velocidad: 38 km/h. max. en carretera; vadeo, 1 m.; 0,6 m. en paso de obstáculos verticales y 2,2 m. en trincheras
Armamento: Un cañón de 75 mm. (versión Ausf H); dos ametralladoras MG 34 de 7,92 mm.


Construído a petición del departamento de Armas alemán, se convirtió en una de las armas fundamentales de la Werhmacht a lo largo de toda la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La última versión apareció en 1944, siendo denominada Ausf J.
Su fabricación corrió a cargo de Krupp, lográndose un total de 9.000 unidades.
Del modelo original, el chasis no sufrió modificaciones, pero sí el blindaje y el armamento, adaptados a las necesidades del Ejército alemán.
El PzKpfw IV aumentó el peso con respecto a otros modelos, si bien esto no impidió que mantuviera excelentes condiciones de movilidad. Igual que su antecesor, el Panzer III, su chasis fue adaptado para montar cañones autopropulsados, en función de las cambiantes opiniones de Hitler. En efecto, el Führer recibía las presiones de artilleros, por un lado, y de los partidarios de los carros, para modificar en su favor la construcción de armamento. Dicha indefinición fue negativa para la producción alemana de armamentos, como se demostró en el caso de Kursk.
También su chasis sirvió de base para vehículos blindados de recuperación, lanzapuentes y el cazatanques Jagdpanzer IV.

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[DonMeaker]

Pzkw IV was unique in that it sucked its engine air through slots at the sides, making it the only  tank ever fielded immune to the Molotov Cocktail

[Miratesus]

On 7 July 1943, a single Tiger tank commanded by SS-Oberscharführer Franz Staudegger from the 2nd Platoon, 13th Panzer Company, 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler engaged a group of about 50 T-34s around Psyolknee (the southern sector of the German salient in the Battle of Kursk). Staudegger used all his ammunition in destroying 22 Soviet tanks, while the rest retreated. For this, Staudegger was awarded the Knight's Cross.

one of the many examples.

[PalyBiker]

@CoreMaster111 - youre right, Christie suspension was old and uncomfortable even in 1939, torsion bars suspension was more more better (PzKpfw III,V,VI) and is used today in modern tanks

[ThePanzerWarMachine]

@dsam121 yes, but they were never mande. the Panzer III 'Flamm' was specially made for that purpose.

[dsam121]

Couldn't the Panzer IV be fitted with a flamethrower?

[DonMeaker]

@CoreMaster111 Merkava has external coil springs even today. T-34 variation of Christie used sloped coil springs, compared to Christie which used bell cranks to align the coil springs along the length of the tank, giving great length. Torsion bars like Tiger/Panther made the tank higher, and with heavy armor, heavier, which cut mobility. T-34 crew fatigue was more due to rotten transmission and commander having to act as gunner, and having no turret basket.

[CoreMaster111]

@DonMeaker

T-34s suspension wasn't widely copied... actually only british cruiser tanks, russian T-34 and BT tanks used Christie suspension but what im trying to say is that T-34s suspension movement was very limited and that caused a very rough ride. You can feel every single rock under the tracks. It was very tiring for the crew.

But actually the suspension what Tiger and Panther useda was much better because it offered a much smoother ride, only problem was the interleaved roadwheels.

[CoreMaster111]

@DonMeaker

"The T-34 had sloped armor and better cross country suspension"

LOL it had horrible suspension.

[DonMeaker]

@Miratesus Then don't be evil...

[Miratesus]

@DonMeaker Not you again, Stop haunting me I thought you were fed up actually. You do make nice pointers here on the pz4 got nothing to argue against you.

However do not come with your ridiculus claims that I am evil again, They only gave me a nice laugh seeing that you could not get your point across and nor that I would fall for your emotional arguements.