Jan 1, 2022 · Krupp engineers simply rearmed one Panzer IV Ausf.D with the 5 cm KwK 39 L/60 gun. This gun greatly improved the Panzer IV’s anti-tank firepower compared to the original short-barrel 7.5 cm gun.

The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.

The Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausführung G (Panzer IV G) (Sd.Kfz. Index: Sd.Kfz. 161/2) is the seventh variant of the Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank family. The Panzer IV G variant effectively changed the Panzer IV's overall combat purpose.

Dec 20, 2024 · British soldiers and officers looking at the captured Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf.G. Picture was taken in Cairo on December 29, 1942. The inscription “Christmas greetings to the chief of military intelligence from the 1st armoured division” is on the board.

Panzer IV Ausf.G: The transitional model The G was an improved F2, with armor modifications, including a weight saving solution, consisting of a progressive glacis side armor, thicker at the base.

Mar 28, 2015 · Combat service: At the start of the summer offensive in Russia, late in June 1942, approximately 170 Ausf F2 and G were with units at the front. This number had increased to 841 Pz Kpfw IV (lang) with Army Groups Centre and South, at the start of the Kursk offensive.

Nov 2, 2024 · The introduction of the Panzer IV Ausf.G, equipped with the longer 7.5 cm gun, significantly changed the role of the Panzer IV within the German Wehrmacht. The 7.5 cm L/43 gun was highly effective against most tanks on the battlefield in 1942, leading to a demand for more heavily armed Panzer IVs.

German medium tank PzKpfw IV Ausf G. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model of the mid-war Panzer IV G version.

Feb 5, 2024 · The ausf G was the first version of the venerable Panzer IV to carry the long-barreled 75-millimeter gun, which allowed the workhorse of the panzer legions to defeat the armor of the Soviet T-34. At first designated the ausf F2 in …

The Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf G was the first version of the Panzer IV to be produced in really large numbers, with a total of 1,687 being completed as gun-armed tanks between May 1942 and June 1943.