Vehicle:Panzer IV

1 Panzer IV Veterancy
2 Tactics
3 History
4 Built From
- 4.1 Panzer Command
5 Doctrinal Abilities
- 5.1 Blitzkrieg
6 Vehicle Abilities
- 6.1 Vehicle Cover
7 Vehicle Weapons
- 7.1 75mm Panzer
- 7.2 MG42 Coaxial MG
- 7.3 MG42 Hull MG
- 7.4 MG42 Turret

Panzer IV
	Health	600	Max Speed	5	Sight	35
	Cost	41070	Acceleration	1.2	Detection	0/0
	Time	55	Deceleration	3
Hotkey: Z	Population	8	Rotation	35	Target Type	armour_panzer
	Upkeep	10.752	Crush Human	true	Critical Type	armour
			Crush Mode	crush_medium	Rear Damage Enabled	true

Panzer IV Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Received Damage	0.85
	MG42 Gunner Add-on
	Panzer IV Armored Skirts Add-on

Tactics

The Panzer IV is a good all-round tank capable of taking on most Allied armour and infantry.
Kite enemy infantry in order to avoid better enemy infantry AT accuracy against the PIV.
Veterancy gives the Panzer IV a big increase in usefulness against Infantry. Its increased armour plates makes it less vulnerable to light AT like Bazookas and the added MG on top is more effective than the hull-MG. Vet3 PIVs are a good alternative to Ostwinds.

History

What started as an infantry support tank at the beginning of the war, with the early Panzer IV models, soon was up-armored and up-armed to an effective medium tank. The Panzer IV G and H tanks were effective and reliable, capable of defeating other medium tanks at range, and well-suited to any armored battle. It's 7.5cm KwK40 was better than the US and British 75mm guns on their Shermans and Cromwells, and it was not plagued with mechanical break-downs like the Panther. Its chassis was used as the basis for other vehicles, like the Wirbelwind, Ostwind, and StuG IV.

The Panzer IV in Company of Heroes is a late G or H model, though H models always left the factory with spaced armored skirts to protect the running gear and turret sides from anti-tank rifles.

Built From

Panzer Command				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	775	Target Type	building
	Cost	26050	Critical Type	building
	Time	165
Hotkey: P	Effects: Deploys the most powerful Units in the Axis Army. Panther tanks, Panzer IV tanks, Ostwind Flak tanks, and Knights Cross Holders. ESee Structure:Panzer Command for details.

Doctrinal Abilities

Blitzkrieg				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	150	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	60
Hotkey:	Effects: All Tanks and Armored Vehicles move more quickly, crush everything in their path, and fire more frequently. Infantry sprint to keep pace. ESee Ability:Blitzkrieg for details.

Vehicle Abilities

Vehicle Cover				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	always_on
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey:	Effects: $0 no key ESee Ability:Vehicle Cover for details.