Panzer IV tanks

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German medium tank World War II tank armored fighting vehicle

Panzer IV tanks were versatile German medium tanks of World War II, widely used on all fronts and serving as the backbone of the Wehrmacht’s armored forces.

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Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German medium tank → World War II tank → armored fighting vehicle →
abbreviation	PzKpfw IV →
alsoKnownAs	Pz IV →
backboneOf	Wehrmacht armored forces →
chassisUsedFor	Hummel → Jagdpanzer IV → Nashorn → Sturmgeschütz IV →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
crew	5 →
crewPositions	commander → driver → gunner → loader → radio operator →
designedAs	infantry support tank →
designedBy	Heinrich Ernst Kniepkamp → Krupp →
engineConfiguration	V-12 petrol engine →
enginePower	300 PS →
engineType	Maybach HL 120 TRM →
exportedTo	Bulgaria → Finland → Hungary → Romania → Spain → Turkey →
frontArmorRange	30–80 mm →
germanDesignation	Panzerkampfwagen IV →
laterRole	main battle tank of Panzer divisions →
manufacturer	Krupp → Nibelungenwerk → Vomag →
maximumRoadSpeed	about 40 km/h →
natoName	Panzer IV →
notableVariant	Panzer IV Ausf. A → Panzer IV Ausf. D → Panzer IV Ausf. F2 → Panzer IV Ausf. G → Panzer IV Ausf. H → Panzer IV Ausf. J →
numberBuilt	over 8500 →
operationalRange	about 200 km on road →
primaryArmament	7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 gun → 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/43 gun → 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48 gun →
productionEnd	1945 →
productionStart	1936 →
role	medium tank → support tank →
secondaryArmament	7.92 mm MG34 machine gun →
suspensionType	leaf-spring bogie suspension →
usedBy	Luftwaffe field divisions → Waffen-SS → Wehrmacht →
usedInConflict	World War II →
usedOnFront	Balkan Front → Eastern Front → Italian Front → North African Front → Western Front →
variantOf	Panzerkampfwagen IV family →
weightRange	18–25 tonnes →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Panzer IV ("Panzer IV Ausf. A") → Panzer IV ("Panzer IV Ausf. D") → Panzer IV ("Panzer IV Ausf. F2") → Panzer IV ("Panzer IV Ausf. G") → Panzer IV ("Panzer IV Ausf. H") → Panzer IV ("Panzer IV Ausf. J") →	notableVariant
15th Panzer Division → 21st Panzer Division ("Panzer IV") → 21st Panzer Division ("Panzer IV") → 7th Panzer Division ("Panzer IV") → German Afrika Korps →	equipment
2nd Panzer Army ("Panzer IV") → 3rd Panzer Army → Heer ("Panzer IV") →	usedEquipment
Panzer IV ("Sturmgeschütz IV") → Panzer IV ("Jagdpanzer IV") →	chassisUsedFor
Panzer II ("Panzer IV") → Panzer III ("Panzer IV") →	successor
Panzer IV ("PzKpfw IV") →	abbreviation
Panzer IV ("Pz IV") →	alsoKnownAs
Panzer IV ("Panzerkampfwagen IV") →	germanDesignation
Panzer IV ("Panzer IV") →	natoName
Panzer division ("Panzer IV") →	typicalEquipment
Panzer IV ("Panzerkampfwagen IV family") →	variantOf