A 30mm-thick plate was applied to the front superstructure, creating a total of 80mm frontal armour. Weight-saving techniques were employed on the G which reduced weight without compromising protection the side armour was made thinner towards the top, but was angled slightly so as not to reduce the protection offered. F2 received a few modifications, and was then renamed the Ausf. Towards the end of its production run the Ausf. The late G was armed with the KwK 40 L/48. The F2 quickly established a reputation as an efficient tank killer.ДЄrmed with the 75mm KwK 40 L/43. The L/43 could penetrate the T-34 from long range, and the KV-1 at combat range with ease. The F2 was going to be armed with the 50mm L/60, mounted on the Panzer III, but the more powerful KwK 40 L/43 was mounted instead, the most powerful tank-mounted weapon available to Germany at this time. The last 42 F1s built were modified into F2s.ДЄrmed with the 75mm KwK 40 L/43, adapted from the PaK 40.ДЇirst variant armed with a long-barrelled cannon. The increase in weight increased ground pressure to counter this the tracks were widened from 38cm to 40cm. Side hull and turret armour increased to 30mm. C differed to the previous versions with its increased turret armour (30mm) and a new engine, the HL 120 TRM.ДЇinal variant to be armed with the KwK 37 L/24.ДЇrontal superstructure armour increased to 50mm. Powerful HE shell, weak AP shell that could penetrate armoured cars and some light tanks. It was the basis for a number of variants, including the Hummel self-propelled artilley, StuG IV assault gun, Wirbelwind SPAA platform, and Nashorn and Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyersДЄrmed with the KwK 37 L/24. With 80mm of frontal armour, armoured SchГјrzen on the turret and hull, and a KwK 40 L/48, it was a versatile and very capable medium tank, and by the end of the War it was the most-produced German turreted vehicle. N, becoming the support tank the Panzer IV began life as. Instead the KwK 37s removed from the Panzer IVs were mounted on the Panzer III, creating its final variant, the Ausf. The Panzer III, which had become obsolete by mid-1942 as a front line tank, could not support the KwK 40 on its smaller chassis. F2 in February 1942, which was the superior anti-tank weapon. However, by the time these HEAT shells were available in sufficient quantities the Panzer IV had been upgraded to the KwK 40 L/43, first fitted to the Ausf. Later on, HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) was made available for the KwK 37 which improved its anti-armour capabilities. It could fire an armour piercing shell which was capable of penetrating light armour but it was not an anti-tank weapon. Variants A to F1 were armed with the 75mm KwK 37 L/24, most effective at destroying soft targets like infantry, emplacements and barricades. The Panzer IV began life as a close support weapon for infantry.

This time it's the workhorse the Wehrmacht, the Panzer IV medium tank.

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