For 1940 the Panzer IV was defenetly a fantastic tank. Not because of armor or AT fire power but simply because it was one of the first to have the glorious 3 man turret which simply proved to be the way to go. Also the short 75mm proved to be devestating against infanterie.
The Panzerkampfwagen IV was designed as the Versuchs-Kraftfahrzeug 622 in 1934 and went into production in 1937, and would fit the the short barrel 75 mm gun, and this would stay the same for the Ausf. A to F. It would be a a support tank to be used to handle anti-tank guns and fortifications, it would work alongside the more numerable Panzer III in Panzer Divisions, but would changes it's roll in the later part of the war. The Panzer IV Ausf.A production started in 1937 and ended in June 1938, it was similar to the B.W.I Prototype and production would stop after 35 vehicles had been completed, the Ausf.B went into production 1938 which had several changes to the A, with more frontal armour without a ball mount for the MG-34 machine gun, a new 300hp Maybach HL-120TR engine, transmission, single-piece hatches and commander’s cupola. The A and B almost didn't have any external differences and it only had a improved modified engine, engine mounts, new turret ring and armored sleeve mount around the machine gun barrel. The Ausf.D had numerous changes made to the front hull armour, and looked more like the Ausf.A, the ball mounted MG-34 machine gun was reintroduced and the driver’s front was fitted forwards again. The gun mantlet armour plate was reinforced with 35 mm thickness, hull was reinforced with 30 mm and so was the side and rear armour with 14.5 mm to 20 mm. Some late D versions had 30 mm thick armour plates bolted or welded to the front superstructure, hull and to the sides bringing the armour protection up to 40 mm and 60 mm. From October 1938 and October 1939, 231 Ausf .D tanks were completed, some 19 chassis were used for special version, like Bruckenleger IV (Bridge layer) Dicker Max self-propelled gun and a ammunition carrier and loader for the Karl-Gerät. The Ausf.E was almost identical to the Ausf.D for only a few changes to the running gear, like a new drive sprocket, improved roadwheels, a smoke grenade launcher was fitted to the left side of the engine deck, two embedded hatches in the front armour plating, the Fahrersehklappe-30 drivers visor was changed, together with the split-hatch commander’s cupola already fitted to the new Panzer III Ausf.G, the front armour was again increased to 50 mm, and some had additional 30 mm applique armor added to the front and 20 mm applique armour to the sides.
A great job again with this very interesting footage! It must be said that the Pz.Kwg IV was a good tank up until Operation Barbarossa providing very good support for the troops with it's stubby 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 cannon although initially produced in relatively small numbers! Thanks for sharing this...👍👍
@@chooyongming110 aargh, you a right! It was installed the 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 ! I wasn't thinking 9 hours ago and I will amend immediately, thanks for telling me!
Never get bored of these videos. Always felt a connection with ww2 events and that's why I love watching historical footage from back then. If I believed in reincarnation, I would be sure that I lived during those times and was a soldier, maybe a tank crewman. But as it is, I don't really have an explanation for it 6:53 is that a "Christmas tree "? If so, that's kinda sad lol
@@PanzerInsight A+ for creativity 😂 By the way, my UA-cam seems fine now and I watched your other videos as well, including the M10 one (on your other channel). And I wanted to ask, do you have some M18 footage? It's one of my favourite tanks (destroyers)
@Faby Ana...many folks, including present company, feel exactly the same way. Maybe an emotional connection to the generation, fathers, grandfathers, who actually was there?
@@darrellborland119 I think that's the case for most people! Not mine however, because my grandfathers were too young to fight, and my great-grandfathers were too old to take part in the war..
You noticed that did you 😂 this video has multiple mistakes, pretty much because I was tired of fighting with this video and my editing software I just thrown it in there.
Oh for 1940 they absolutely were some of the best. Dont let the pictured or them being taken apart by PTRS AT rifles decive you. The early Panzer 4 had something which almost no other tank of their time had: the 3 man turret. It allows for specialisation. The gunner can gun, the loader can load and the commander can command. Even the T-34s which we think are supirior actualy lost many fights against the early short barreld Pz.IV simply because the early T-34s had 2 men turrets which meant that the commander also had to load the gun. This resulted in the tank having practicaly no situational awareness and panzer IVs would most of the time be the once to shoot first. The tank which shoots first in a fight is usualy the one which wins since even a shot which failed to penetrate will terrorise the crew inside. Also if you shoot something enough times it will break eventualy. Interestingly enough the germans somehow knew this when designing their early tanks but forgot it in the later stages of the war. Panthers and Tigers which had no rotating periscopes at all and the gunner only had his main gun sight which was always zoomed would be regularly loosing fights to Shermans with faster turret traverse, gyroscopic stabilisors, rotating periscopes for the entire crew and commanders overwrite.
For 1940 the Panzer IV was defenetly a fantastic tank. Not because of armor or AT fire power but simply because it was one of the first to have the glorious 3 man turret which simply proved to be the way to go. Also the short 75mm proved to be devestating against infanterie.
The Panzerkampfwagen IV was designed as the Versuchs-Kraftfahrzeug 622 in 1934 and went into production in 1937, and would fit the the short barrel 75 mm gun, and this would stay the same for the Ausf. A to F.
It would be a a support tank to be used to handle anti-tank guns and fortifications, it would work alongside the more numerable Panzer III in Panzer Divisions, but would changes it's roll in the later part of the war.
The Panzer IV Ausf.A production started in 1937 and ended in June 1938, it was similar to the B.W.I Prototype and production would stop after 35 vehicles had been completed, the Ausf.B went into production 1938 which had several changes to the A, with more frontal armour without a ball mount for the MG-34 machine gun, a new 300hp Maybach HL-120TR engine, transmission, single-piece hatches and commander’s cupola.
The A and B almost didn't have any external differences and it only had a improved modified engine, engine mounts, new turret ring and armored sleeve mount around the machine gun barrel.
The Ausf.D had numerous changes made to the front hull armour, and looked more like the Ausf.A, the ball mounted MG-34 machine gun was reintroduced and the driver’s front was fitted forwards again.
The gun mantlet armour plate was reinforced with 35 mm thickness, hull was reinforced with 30 mm and so was the side and rear armour with 14.5 mm to 20 mm.
Some late D versions had 30 mm thick armour plates bolted or welded to the front superstructure, hull and to the sides bringing the armour protection up to 40 mm and 60 mm.
From October 1938 and October 1939, 231 Ausf .D tanks were completed, some 19 chassis were used for special version, like Bruckenleger IV (Bridge layer) Dicker Max self-propelled gun and a ammunition carrier and loader for the Karl-Gerät.
The Ausf.E was almost identical to the Ausf.D for only a few changes to the running gear, like a new drive sprocket, improved roadwheels, a smoke grenade launcher was fitted to the left side of the engine deck, two embedded hatches in the front armour plating, the Fahrersehklappe-30 drivers visor was changed, together with the split-hatch commander’s cupola already fitted to the new Panzer III Ausf.G, the front armour was again increased to 50 mm, and some had additional 30 mm applique armor added to the front and 20 mm applique armour to the sides.
It's a shame that these videos aren't more appreciated. I am adding this comment and a like to support you. UA-cam is ridiculous.
Good sountrack 👍👍
love the sound effects you put on these, makes the video so much cooler!
Glad you liked it.
Too nice footage video about panzer 4 were using in widths range against USSRand France militaries thanks 👍too nice suitable music 👍
Outstanding selection, of original footage, different than Hollywood 👍👍👍
Thank you 👍 👍
Awesome footage of them washing the panzers in pond n spraying them!
Glad you liked it. 👍 👍 👍
May the both side souls rest in peace ,you men did a great duty
Merci PANZER Insight. P.S. No MORE brother on brother wars. No more.
Very good Video! Good Work. Thank you very much!
You're welcome. 👍 👍 👍
One of the greats.
I like your Videos very much! The best audio detail is the closing hatch...
Cheers Fedja
Glad you liked it. 👍 👍
5:18. Wow the famous pander image of ww2.
Klasse Video, super gemacht 👍👍👍👍👍
Danke.
The most produced tank during the conflict being also the basis for the development of new prototypes ... Cool
The panzer IV wasn’t the most produced tank of the conflict the T34 was
@@Jyjtjjtn_33df I mean the German tanks !!! ¯\_ಠ_ಠ_/¯
@@Jyjtjjtn_33df T34 sucks >:‑D
Playing the pz iv A to F in war thunder suck when is at long range but devastating at close combat
It’s a nice tank
Amo este canal 👍👍👍👍
es var en sehr guter Panzer video....kudos!
A great job again with this very interesting footage! It must be said that the Pz.Kwg IV was a good tank up until Operation Barbarossa providing very good support for the troops with it's stubby 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 cannon although initially produced in relatively small numbers! Thanks for sharing this...👍👍
7.5cm L/48 is the late war anti-tank cannon. The video is showing early Panzer IVs with L/24 infantry support cannons
@@chooyongming110 aargh, you a right! It was installed the 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 ! I wasn't thinking 9 hours ago and I will amend immediately, thanks for telling me!
Never get bored of these videos. Always felt a connection with ww2 events and that's why I love watching historical footage from back then. If I believed in reincarnation, I would be sure that I lived during those times and was a soldier, maybe a tank crewman. But as it is, I don't really have an explanation for it
6:53 is that a "Christmas tree "? If so, that's kinda sad lol
That's indeed a Christmas tree 🎄
@@PanzerInsight
A+ for creativity 😂
By the way, my UA-cam seems fine now and I watched your other videos as well, including the M10 one (on your other channel). And I wanted to ask, do you have some M18 footage? It's one of my favourite tanks (destroyers)
@Faby Ana...many folks, including present company, feel exactly the same way. Maybe an emotional connection to the generation, fathers, grandfathers, who actually was there?
@@darrellborland119
I think that's the case for most people! Not mine however, because my grandfathers were too young to fight, and my great-grandfathers were too old to take part in the war..
@@fabiana7157 yes...my father was in RCAF, a co-pilot, and navigator, and did not talk much about it, except to comment about how terrifying it was.
Why use the sound of the modern truck for the halftrack in the minute 10:22?
You noticed that did you 😂 this video has multiple mistakes, pretty much because I was tired of fighting with this video and my editing software I just thrown it in there.
Where do you get this footage? Been trying to find the Tauchpanzer and co. And have no idea where I could get it.
I searched through hours of stock footage and the Tauchpanzer is extremely rare.
@@PanzerInsight Fair enough, thanks for replying.
You're welcome.
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進化し続ける軍馬🐴
1:25 Idiots just love water marking public domain video.
Pretty much 😂 😂 and they ask idiotic prices if you want to buy a few seconds of footage.
Самое опасное в Панцер - 4 было то, что в экипаже были немцы. Умелые и организованные солдаты.
I'm build this model scale 1:35
The tank for cartoon.
Nice Germany !!!
Deus os tenham!
GOTT MIT UNS
I have a RC tank of this version 1941
It was not a best tank. But they did their job.
Oh for 1940 they absolutely were some of the best. Dont let the pictured or them being taken apart by PTRS AT rifles decive you. The early Panzer 4 had something which almost no other tank of their time had: the 3 man turret. It allows for specialisation. The gunner can gun, the loader can load and the commander can command. Even the T-34s which we think are supirior actualy lost many fights against the early short barreld Pz.IV simply because the early T-34s had 2 men turrets which meant that the commander also had to load the gun. This resulted in the tank having practicaly no situational awareness and panzer IVs would most of the time be the once to shoot first. The tank which shoots first in a fight is usualy the one which wins since even a shot which failed to penetrate will terrorise the crew inside. Also if you shoot something enough times it will break eventualy.
Interestingly enough the germans somehow knew this when designing their early tanks but forgot it in the later stages of the war. Panthers and Tigers which had no rotating periscopes at all and the gunner only had his main gun sight which was always zoomed would be regularly loosing fights to Shermans with faster turret traverse, gyroscopic stabilisors, rotating periscopes for the entire crew and commanders overwrite.
Von Löwen 1 von Löwen Panther Panzer
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