The Panzerkampfwagen IV was one of the most numerous and successful German tanks of World War II. Despite the introduction of the Panther and Tiger tanks, the PzKpfw IV remained the backbone of the German armoured units until the end of the war. This book details all of the variants of the Panzerkampfwagen IV with the long guns 7.5cm KwK 40 L/43 and L/48. Until 1942 armed with a short 7.5cm KwK L/24, it was used primarily in an infantry support role. However with the upgrading to the long 7.5cm it became the main battle tank of the Panzer Divisions.
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The Panzerkampfwagen IV was one of the most successful German tanks. This volume details all the variants of the Panzerkampfwagen IV, covering its design and development history, analysis of its combat capabilities, and specific combat history examples.
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Design and development; production modifications and improvements 1942 to 1945; production history - manufacturing plants of Krupp, Nibelungen and Vomag; capabilities in combat; operational history; tactical employment; organization; combat history; development of variant - Panzerbefehlswagen IV commander's vehicle and Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV artillery observation vehicle.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841761831
Publisert
2001-11-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
198 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Hilary Doyle and Tom Jentz are respected authorities experts on World War 2 armoured vehicles, and have authoured a number of Osprey titles on this subject, including New Vanguard 15 'Flammpanzen German Flamethrowers 1941-1945', New Vanguard I 'Kingtiger Heavy Tank 1942-1945', New Vanguard 5 'Tiger I Heavy Tank 1942-1945' and New Vanguard 36 'Jagdpanzer 38 'Hetzer' 1944-45'.