Panzer IV (Germany) World war

Panzer IV

Number built—8,800

Weight 24-28 tons

Length 5.89 m

Height 2.66 m
Wide 2.88 m

Crew 5

Armor 10-80 mm

Weapon Cannon 75 mm[1] Machine guns 7.92 mm(MG-34)[2]

Speed 40 km/h

The Panzer IV was the workhorse of the German tank force during World War II. It saw combat in all theaters, and was the only German tank to remain in production for the entire war.

The Panzer IV was originally intended to be a support tank. It was thus armed with a 75 mm howitzer intended primarily to fire high-explosive shells in support of other tanks or infantry. By Mid 1942, it was rearmed with a longer 75 mm dual-purpose gun which could defeat most Soviet tanks. In the second half of the war, about half of all German tanks were Panzer IVs.