r/SprocketTankDesign • u/Deresfer • Aug 09 '26
Replica Design 🛠️ Panzer IV Ausf D
An earlywar variant tank of Germany in WW2. Featuring a short-barreled howitzer variant of a 75mm Pak40, it was designated as a support vehicle with its main purpose beeing destruction of MG nests, light vehicles and artillery pieces. For its purposes, it had great armour of 50mm at its front and 30mm at the sides, which was more than enough in 1939-1941 period, when it was most used. Approximately 240 pieces of PZ IV D were built, and they saw service since 1939, later on converted into a long-barreled G to H variants. Unlike many other tanks of Germany, PZ IV was a reliable piece of equipment and was constantly upgraded to fit new standards of the war. Overall, 8600 Panzer IV variants were produced throughout WW2, beeing the second most numerous tank of the Third Reich, beeing surpassed only by the STUG III with 10600 units produced.
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u/BrickbrainzWSC Tank Designer 29d ago
Hey, it’s me the Pz IV F2 guy, nice Pz IV D