WW2 Panzer IV Ausf.G - H footage - Panzerkampfwagen IV. pt5.
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- WW2 Panzer IV Ausf.G - H footage - Panzerkampfwagen IV. pt5.
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 Ausf.F or F1, first called the F at an early stage, was the last of the Panzer IV that fitted the short 75 mm gun, it would again see changes in it's suspension, with larger track links, with new idler wheels and front drive sprockets to reduce ground pressure, this was done because of the new additional armour increase.
The Ausf.F2 or the early Ausf.G started it's production in February 1942, after development started in 1941 to mount the Pak 38 L/60 into the turret of the Panzer IV, and a prototype was ready in November, but with new Russian tanks like KV-1s and T-34s, the 38 was dropped in favor of the new Pak 40 L/46 and a new gun was produced, the KwK 40 L/43 was fitted with a muzzle-brake and the first prototype was ready in 1942.
But in June 1942, the F2 was renamed Ausf.G, and this would pretty much make every long barreled Panzer IV, the Ausf.G.
The Ausf.G had numerous changes, like the elimination of the turret vision ports, the cupola was up-armored and modified, additional racks and brackets for spare road wheels and track links were added, the engine ventilation was improved. and some changes made to the armour, with an additional 30 mm to the frontal-glacis and changes to the armour to make the tank lighter, but it wasn't enough for the limited capacity of the chassis and transmission.
The late production introduced in March-April 1943, had the new side skirt armor fitted (Schürzen) to the sides and turret, and would also receive the new KwK 40 L/48, and smoke grenade launchers to the side of the turret.
From 1942 until 1943 1275 early Ausf.G tanks were produced and 412 later types.
The Ausf.H had the biggest production of the all, with a total of 3774 produced by June of 1944.
big changes made to the H were the new KwK 40 L/48, which the Late G already had, and the removal of the hull side vision ports, with factory-mounted Side and turret spaced armor (Schürzen) and Zimmerit paste. ( watch my Zimmerit video for more on Zimmerit. Video here • Zimmerit on Tanks - Wh... ),
new air filters were fitted, along with a modified cupola, with turret anti-aircraft mount for an extra MG 34.
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When I see footage like this the first thing that comes to mind is I wonder how many of those young men on all sides actually survived the war. They all had families, the scale of loss of life is simply staggering...
Wow that’s really cool I’ve never seen footage of any tank undergoing maintenance like that. Thank you for sharing this.
Panzer IV’s H variant is one of my favourite WW2 vehicles,really great footages you got there!
Been watching these video for a long time now and I still enjoy it. Especially like these tanks that have the side armor with the longer 75 mm gun. The background is a bonus.
Panzer 4, my favorite tank. Along with its many versions.
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 Ausf.F or F1, first called the F at an early stage, was the last of the Panzer IV that fitted the short 75 mm gun, it would again see changes in it's suspension, with larger track links, with new idler wheels and front drive sprockets to reduce ground pressure, this was done because of the new additional armour increase.
The Ausf.F2 or the early Ausf.G started it's production in February 1942, after development started in 1941 to mount the Pak 38 L/60 into the turret of the Panzer IV, and a prototype was ready in November, but with new Russian tanks like KV-1s and T-34s, the 38 was dropped in favor of the new Pak 40 L/46 and a new gun was produced, the KwK 40 L/43 was fitted with a muzzle-brake and the first prototype was ready in 1942.
But in June 1942, the F2 was renamed Ausf.G, and this would pretty much make every long barreled Panzer IV, the Ausf.G.
The Ausf.G had numerous changes, like the elimination of the turret vision ports, the cupola was up-armored and modified, additional racks and brackets for spare road wheels and track links were added, the engine ventilation was improved. and some changes made to the armour, with an additional 30 mm to the frontal-glacis and changes to the armour to make the tank lighter, but it wasn't enough for the limited capacity of the chassis and transmission.
The late production introduced in March-April 1943, had the new side skirt armor fitted (Schürzen) to the sides and turret, and would also receive the new KwK 40 L/48, and smoke grenade launchers to the side of the turret.
From 1942 until 1943 1275 early Ausf.G tanks were produced and 412 later types.
The Ausf.H had the biggest production of the all, with a total of 3774 produced by June of 1944.
big changes made to the H were the new KwK 40 L/48, which the Late G already had, and the removal of the hull side vision ports, with factory-mounted Side and turret spaced armor (Schürzen) and Zimmerit paste. ( watch my Zimmerit video for more on Zimmerit. Video here ua-cam.com/video/eI9bCMG9fPo/v-deo.html ),
new air filters were fitted, along with a modified cupola, with turret anti-aircraft mount for an extra MG 34.
Great videos. Question - the curious little fender support bracket on the front right hull supporting the right fender (just in front of bow MG) seems to have emerged on Ausf.F2 version. Why was this added at that point? Was it part of the schurzen support? Why was one not added to the driver side? Haven't been able to find any reference books describing the reason for that addition, but I know there must be a reason.
Know your stuff well.
Answered EVERY question that I would've asked. Thanks for the professionalism on your part!!! STUG... I hate that I love them so. If that makes any sense.
Wow I have seen tons of WW2 footage over the last 5 decades. Never have seen this before, just amazing. At the 6:00 mark, the long armor columns going deeper into Russia, pretty mind boggling.
Looks like Kursk
Again a very interesting footage. Among those mixed footage there was a scene showing a panzer unit climbing around the curves on the road between Rome to Nettuno in Italy but altrough I was living in that area I never understood precisely what road it was and despite asking local old people they didn't remember it, a shame...
It might be of interest that I did found other roads like from Aprilia train station in which the Panthers "jumped" off on the road to Nettuno and the other station in Cisterna trying to reach Nettuno. It is intresting to know that around that ugly town, completely destroyed by the battleships, there is still brig craters done by 16" shells. I am very glad that I wasn't there during the war...
Probably the road has changed over the years, were are those craters you mentioned?
@@PanzerInsight the craters are basically in the outskirt of Cisterna di Latina in the direction of Nettuno! Google Cisterna di latina on map!
thank you I will look it up
At 6:18 I see the driver operating the vehicle with his head above the hatch, I did not know that any Panzer IV variant had a raisable driver seat. Late model Tiger IIs and Panthers did but I have never before seen a moving Panzer IV with the drivers head out of the hatch. Maintenance clips are great, particularly the transmission and engine replacement. Interesting! Great video many thanks for posting.
You're welcome, thank you for the comment 👍 👍 and for the seat maybe they modified it, or he is sitting on something extra.
You are right, strange I didn't noticed before! In truth driving in the narrow Italian road seeing only trough the narrow armored glass is not the best! I really don't know why the driver normally never drives with his head out as the hatch is almost directly above him! Yes, i agree it with PANZER Insight that someone modified the seat...
@@paoloviti6156 If you think about it you almost never see a German driver with it's head out of the hatch and driving that way.
@@PanzerInsight exactly!
Possibly could be sitting on the seat back. The. all you need do is scoot your bum forward and down you go right quick. ^.-.^
Barbarossa was the beginning of the end.
RIP my favorite panzer
Hitler knew his reich wouldn’t survive a two front war so he went for three.
Not many remember he was tied up in the Mediterranean area as well as Britain.
Note at 8:12 you can see a captured T-34 made into a Bergepanzer T-34 (recovery vehicle).
Several of the captured T-34 tanks were modified as Bergepanzer, and served on several fronts, one T-34 Bergepanzer was captured in Normandy and ended up at the Saumur Tank museum after the war.
Video here: ua-cam.com/video/Y_RtT_tcQ-0/v-deo.html
When I was a kid, I thought that the best job to have in the army would be to be in a tank. Now I’m older and wiser, I think “Nah, sod that”!
Yea....Benson burners
@ 0:45 those half tracks and scout cars look just as bad ass as the PzIV's! Thank you for scarfing up these videos
You're welcome Claus I'm glad you like it.
Good footage of the field mechanics.
I like how it looks like a Tiger with the spaced armor.
Got a lot of enemy tankers confused, especially on the US side.
Still it would have been nice had they been able to slope the frontal armor, fit the Panther's gun and gave it widened tracks.
Soldiers had a lot of trouble Identifying vehicles, that's also a reason why eyewitness acounts can't really be trusted upon when it says something about a type of tank. And upgrading the Panzer IV didn't work the Germans tried to give it a bigger gun and sloped armour but it didn't work.
@@PanzerInsight Yeah I know, I read about the pneumatic engine and sloped armor of the Ausf K and III/IV.
First time I'm hearing of a gun upgrade tho.
They tried and fitting different turret and modified turrets, thats were the Panzer IV with the Panther turret comes from.
That was a halftrack with the short 75 mounted! The "Stumpf" halftrack.
One of your better restorations, a lot more clear than many.
Most impressing the sound of the tracks.
That's some new footage. Congrats. Thought I'd seen all the German panzer vids, and now you spring this on us. Great content. I salute you!
Glad you like it my friend.
Danke !!!!
Klasse Bildmaterial...
Hut ab 👍🏻
Thanks for your channel! I think I am going to have to take some points off because obviously that tanker at the end of the video who was painting his tank was clearly not using the official color! :)
video of trainees at Paderborn at 3:50? so much great stuff on this compilation.
I think it is, thank you for the comment.
Machines we will never hear again..people we will never see again...but here..we will
Fortunately we have some surviving Pz Kpfw IV panzer restorations that can be found in museums. There are probably a few restored or replica panzers in running condition.
@@stundenullkrantz3117 yeah but these don't have original engine
Hermoso!😢
Beautiful
The video is amazing and the music is perfect.
Thank you Marco.
3:32, there is Pz II to Pz. V 🤩
Awesome as always ...
Thank you 👍 👍
Great video esp the field maintenance section .
While I love the Panther, Tiger, Stug, etc, look at the types of repairs they're doing in the field! Taking a turret on and off?!
Nice One! Every time you post a video I think it's my Birthday by Spoiling me with one of my Favourite tanks of WW2¥ Cheers
Thank you 👍 👍 glad you enjoy watching the videos.
The Pander 4 auf H reminds me of Miho's tank
Miho tank was actually an upgraded F2. 👍 👍
@@PanzerInsight It actually was a model D
Great video enjoyed it a lot.
Super Bilder👍👍👍
Can you imagine the epic battles on the Ostfront
Easy to see this as the support vehicle to the I, II, and III until it was upgunned with the long 75mm
Magnifique 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Excellent footage.
You're channel is SO unique and informative. I'm becoming a Patron today!
Thank you so much that would help out a lot. 👍 👍
Thanks!
Those bars down down the side are still really distracting. We don't mind black bars honestly. Thank you for the video regardless.
These bars help for bogus automated copyright claims.
Stop being entitled Chris.
I was hoping you had more videos of the G one!! That's my favourite.. I have mixed feelings about the H, I think kids complaining about the "side skirts" looking funny kind of ruined it for me.. I mean, in what looks are concerned. I've actually always wondered why didn't all tanks have something protecting the tracks.
9:20 I wonder how much does that weigh and if I could lift it :^)
Mind you that the those 5 mm thick skirts, known as schûrtzen where only to provide protection against Russian anti-tank rifles and British PIATS and bazooka based on spaced armour. Those plates were heavy, easily around 40 kg and no way you could lift it by yourself unless you are strong as Schwarzenegger!!
Most of the questions have been answered, but the wheel is probably 40 KG, don't know for sure
@@paoloviti6156
Thank you for answering 😂
@@PanzerInsight
Thank you as well
@Anthony Roic
Some gamers 😂 they're teenagers, so that's an appropriate punishment
Спасибо за видео 👍🤝🤝🤝
I think you get this question a lot, but can you make an m4 sherman video. it may take a long time to make but I understand that, with youtube working against you. many people will like it a lot. but don't rush. we are patient. K
eep up the good work. your awesome.
Thank you for the comment Pascal, and I will be doing a Sherman video in the future, but probably as a special video when I have 50k subs or something, then I can release a Sherman video every day for every type of Sherman.
You should do a video on tank battle badges.....fine footage of brave men...
Ow that sound interesting, I will have a look on that topic.
thx
You're welcome.
Too nice footage..video 👍👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 too nice suitable music with far bombing sounds too effective
Thank you Moh.
@@PanzerInsight accepting my thanks friend for your sending this nice video 👍👏🏾👏🏾
0:51 just realize that half track use 7.5 cm
Najbolja mašinerija u to vrijeme.
Along all nations i think the most attractive and innovating was German tanks. If only Hitler wasn't such perfectionist and maniac and III Reich would't made such advanced and overengeenired machines who knows how noadays would looke like (also before going into East established German superioritt over Gr8 britain)
I don’t think you’d like the world even if it was a draw,they were Daeshx1000
Nothing really innovative, if they were always behind on everything. Germans were late on Sloped armor, had no idea how to make casted armor, could not mass produce anything, had machines gun on tank, not anti tank guns.
2:15 music please ?
Oh what I would give to have been able to save any of those beauties from the scrap pile... it's a shame so many were cut up after the war... ^.-.^
Needed the scrap to rebuild shattered Europe. Especially aluminium warplanes.
Great Vision. Thx for your efforts, I have just Subscribed on the Strength of it..!
Can't help but see all those Juicy Targets on Flatbed wagons, waiting for a Typhon or Jug to light up..!!
A 'What if' question, What if the Luftwaffe were keep supplied in 1944..!? Doesn't bare thinking on..!!
Thank you for this.
Cheers a Pommie in Oz. 😎
thank you for the sub and the comment.
The Luftwaffe should also not have attacked the British to make that happen, and I think it would have been the same outcome.
... I'm not sure but I think that this tank was the one that received the most improvements and adaptations in general (chassis, engine and traction, armor and weaponry) hence the many versions the Panzer lV ... GG
You are correct sir. The Panzer IV served the longest(1940 right up to the end of war, 1945), and had the most units produced of any German tank.
@@melvinbennett444 thanks i
pz iv G is my biggesssssst love ❤
GOTT MIT UNS
Pz4 J is my biggest love ❤️ 😍 💖. ! my Pz4 J got 10 kills 0 death .
The end of that was just absolutely amazing to see a feild workshop in action! I'll be showing this to a few friends
This video is amazing and the music too. Music name?
Thank you and which part of music do you want to know?
I doubt anyone from this footage would still be alive , rare footage
Die wahren Helden, die Männer der Instandhaltung auf dem Schlachtfeld💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫
WW2 yeah
Sad Times.
Have to ask... I'm a big fan of ww2 equipment. From tanks to helmets and everything in between. I lean towards german equipment but since learning the true advantages and disadvantages of all the different models... if .. and thats a big if.. the germans had maintained anything close to let's say 50% of air power, couldthe allies compete with the german tanks??? I know the ruskies had an excellent t-34-85 however the germans did start to produce the king tiger... the Sherman for all intent and purposes couldn't even deal with the panzer iv.. the firefly could if took the 1st shot off and was accurate could kill but couldn't take a hit.. glass jaw if u will.. any more knowledgeable people then me... I would love to read your thoughts.. thanks and thanks for video
Peace n stay safe
The Sherman had many different variants that could easily match the German tanks and were superior to the Panzer IV, and that's probably the interesting part of the Sherman, it was so up-gradable design that it could have so much of all sort of variants, armour wasn't as bad as people think, it mostly took several hits to knock out a Sherman, (just look up some older picture, many had several hit's, of course because the Germans wanted to set the tank on fire, not only the confirm the kill but also because they knew it would get recovered and repaired) the Jumbo had even more armour then the Tiger, It also had the 75 and was upgraded to higher standard.
@@PanzerInsight
Ok.. ty will look up more on the Sherman. Everything I understood about Sherman.. she was a tin can. Had an uncle(5'1) willie in 3rd.. he would say he loved the shermans.. but they were junk. So idk. But thank pnz great channel n man has it grown. Love ur tiger shirts as well
You're welcome and that's pretty much were it came from, the Sherman had a high survival rate when hit and so many crew could complain about the tank after the thing went up in smoke.
Panzer iv was never substituted. It was complemented by panther and tiger.
Shit like Brie Larson Videos get millions of views with a 90% down vote rating, this only gets 4k views with a 99% upvote ratio.
Уже тогда была трещетка и пульвелизатор.
Ce qui manque aussi c'est sur les transports de troupes genre Sd. Kfz etc lol
German HVLP pistou of paint???
Ohh men!
Katonak voltak minden tuaszteletem eb is voltam katona bekeidoben harckoscizo
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@9:59 feel sad before they going to die...for nothing
Wenn man schon eine Doku über gute deutsche Panzer macht, so sollte man auch alles auf Deutsch machen, gruß
music totally innapropriate
if your not paying for the music you don't really have a say in it.
I have that model. Lol!
World of Tanks...I have one too. Wot doesn't do German tanks justice.
@@melvinbennett444 Actually I have 2. One with skirts and the other without. They look better with the skirts. Gonna built a Tiger next. Lol!
@@refealibazeta7886 I have one, too! You can see it on my channel. Turned out pretty nice.
やっぱり、４号戦車H型が一番カッコいい👍️戦車の中の戦車です✨そしてドイツの軍馬🐴
Imágenes reales!! Muy buen video!
Thanks!
You're welcome.
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