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Short-barrel panzer iv — A Panzer IV in real life

The Panzer IV is a German medium tank used in World War II. The Panzer IV was the only German tank to see combat over the whole of WW2, from Norway and Poland to the Battle of the Bulge and the fall of Berlin. The Panzer IV's original armament, to suit its intended role as an infantry-support vehicle, was a short-barreled 75mm howitzer, designed for anti-fortification and anti-infantry usage, but this was later upgraded to a 75mm cannon, which proved much more effective against tanks due to a new armour piercing round—a role which it gradually took on in lieu of the Panzer III, which was intended to be an anti-vehicle weapon. During the later stages of the war, the Panzer IV was outclassed by other Allied tank designs, most notably the T34-85 and the Sherman Firefly, and was gradually phased out in favour of the Panther.

Battlefield 1942

The Panzer IV is used by the Wehrmacht and the Royal Italian Army in the Secret Weapons of WWII expansion pack. It is the direct equivalent (in stats) to the US and British Sherman and Soviet T-34-85.

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 [[File:Short-barrel panzer iv.jpg|thumb|A Panzer IV in real life]]
-The '''Panzer IV''' is a German medium tank used in World War II. The Panzer IV was the only German tank to see combat over the whole of WW2, from Norway and Poland to the Battle of the Bulge and the fall of Berlin. The Panzer IV's original armament, to suit its intended role as an infantry-support vehicle, was a short-barreled 75mm howitzer, designed for anti-fortification and anti-infantry usage, but this was later upgraded to a 75mm cannon, which proved much more effective against tanks due to a new armour piercing round—a role which it gradually took on in lieu of the Panzer III, which was intended to be an anti-vehicle weapon. During the later stages of the war, the Panzer IV was outclassed by other Allied tank designs, most notably the T34-85 and the Sherman Firefly, and was gradually phased out in favour of the Panther,This tank appears in Call Of Duty: Roads To Victory.
+The '''Panzer IV''' is a German medium tank used in World War II. The Panzer IV was the only German tank to see combat over the whole of WW2, from Norway and Poland to the Battle of the Bulge and the fall of Berlin. The Panzer IV's original armament, to suit its intended role as an infantry-support vehicle, was a short-barreled 75mm howitzer, designed for anti-fortification and anti-infantry usage, but this was later upgraded to a 75mm cannon, which proved much more effective against tanks due to a new armour piercing round—a role which it gradually took on in lieu of the Panzer III, which was intended to be an anti-vehicle weapon. During the later stages of the war, the Panzer IV was outclassed by other Allied tank designs, most notably the T34-85 and the Sherman Firefly, and was gradually phased out in favour of the Panther.
 ==Battlefield 1942==
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+|weapon1 = 7.5 cm (2.95 in) KwK 40
+|ammo1 = 1 (40 Total)
+|weaponalt = Co-axial machine gun
+|ammoalt = Unlimited
+|weapon2 = [[MG34|MG-34]]
+|ammo2 = Unlimited
+|used = *[[Wehrmacht]]
+*[[Royal Italian Army]]
+|image = [[File:BF1942 PANZER IV.PNG|250px]]}}
 The Panzer IV is used by the [[Wehrmacht]] and the [[Royal Italian Army]] in the [[Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII|Secret Weapons of WWII]] expansion pack. It is the direct equivalent (in stats) to the US and British [[Sherman]] and Soviet [[T-34-85]].