The Art Of Tank Warfare - Chris Keeling

PzKpfw IV E
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Type: Tank Top Speed: 38 KPH (11 off-road)
Availability: Jan 41 – Dec 43 Redline: 3000 RPM (2600 average)
Playability: Player Armor:
Main Armament: KwK 37 75mm L/24 Hull Front: 30mm
Depression/Elevation: -10°/+20° Hull Sides: 20mm
Secondary Armament: Hull MG, Coax MG Hull Rear: 20mm
Ammunition: 80 (75mm), 3150 (MG) Hull Top: 10mm
Smoke: None Superstructure Front: 30mm
Turret Traverse: 35 seconds Superstructure Sides: 20mm
Radio: Yes Superstructure Rear: 20mm
Target Size: Large Superstructure Top: 10mm
Height: 2.68 meters Mantlet: 37mm
Weight: 21 tons Turret Front: 30mm
Ground Pressure: 0.79 kg/cm2 Turret Sides: 20mm
Maximum Slope: 30° Turret Rear: 20mm
Maximum Vertical: 0.6 meters Turret Top: 20mm
The PanzerKampfwagen IVE was typical of the early models in this series, with 223 E-type and 640 of all
earlier types being manufactured before production was stopped in favor of the later variants of this series. It
shared a weakness of armor in common with its smaller brother, the PzKpfw III, and was outfitted from the
start with a short-barrelled 75mm L/24 gun. This gun was intended to be used against enemy infantry, not
tanks, and did not gain any real tank-fighting capability until the introduction of the high-explosive antitank
round. By this time, the PzKpfw IV series had been fitted with larger guns with the ability to fire armorpiercing
rounds. Although the PzKpfw IVE was manufactured until early 1941, it was out of the inventory
by early 1944.
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