The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV) Sd Kfz 161, commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used widely during World War II. Its artillery inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161.
Designed as an infantry support tank, the Panzer IV was not originally intended to engage enemy armor; That function was performed by the lighter Panzer III. However, as the shortcomings of pre-war doctrine became apparent, and faced with Soviet T-34 tanks, the Panzer IV soon took over the tank combat role of its increasingly obsolete cousin. The Panzer IV, the most widely manufactured and used German tank during World War II, was used as the basis for many other combat vehicles, including the Sturmgeschütz IV tank destroyer, the Wirbelwind self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, and the Brummbär self-propelled gun. propelled weapon, among others.
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