Vehicle:Panzer IV Infantry Support Tank

1 Panzer IV Infantry Support Tank Veterancy
2 Tactics
3 History
4 Requires
- 4.1 Support Kommand Upgrade
5 Built From
- 5.1 Panzer-Support Kommand
6 Vehicle Abilities
- 6.1 Rapid Fire
- 6.2 Vehicle Cover
7 Vehicle Upgrades
- 7.1 Armor Skirts Panzer IV
- 7.2 MG42 Gunner Panzer IV
8 Vehicle Weapons
- 8.1 75mm Panzer Short Barrel
- 8.2 MG42 Turret

Panzer IV Infantry Support Tank
	Health	600	Max Speed	5	Sight	35
	Cost	42060	Acceleration	1.2	Detection	0/0
	Time	55	Deceleration	3
Hotkey: P	Population	8	Rotation	50	Target Type	armour_panzer
	Upkeep	8.064	Crush Human	true	Critical Type	armour
			Crush Mode	crush_medium	Rear Damage Enabled	true

Panzer IV Infantry Support Tank Veterancy					[Expand][Hide]
	Received Damage Received Accuracy Maximum Speed Maximum Health	0.9 0.9 1.15 1.15	Accuracy Reload Cooldown Penetration	1.15 0.9 0.9 1.15	12 Vet-Exp
	Received Damage Received Accuracy Maximum Speed Maximum Health	0.95 0.95 1.05 1.15	Accuracy Reload Cooldown Penetration	1.15 0.9 0.9 1.15	29 Vet-Exp
	Received Damage Received Accuracy Maximum Speed Maximum Health	0.95 0.95 1.05 1.15	Accuracy Reload Cooldown Penetration	1.15 0.9 0.9 1.15	51 Vet-Exp

Tactics

Although the Panzer IV Infantry Support tank can easily destroy infantry squads, it does little to no damage against tanks.
Armor Skirts make this unit less vulnerable to infantry held AT weaponry.
MG42 Gunners can be added to help destroy infantry even further.
If Rapid Fire is used, the unit becomes stationary, but can fire at a much faster rate.
When facing an American player who goes both Barracks and WSC, it is a good strategy to tech to PIV IS as they can take on anything from either structures. More often then not, the American player doesn't have enough time to complete a Motorpool and build an AT gun, so a PIV IS with armor skirts is nigh unstoppable from any early American threats.

History

The Panzer IV F1 was a medium tank that carried the older 7.5cm KwK37 cannon as its main armament. This gun was initially meant for anti-infantry duties, as its large shell carried a sizable high explosive warhead and the gun could be elevated just high enough to act as short-ranged artillery piece. Its usefulness against other tanks quickly came to an end as the war progressed, and it was superceded by the better armed and armoured H model. There were no Panzer IV F1 tanks remaining in front-line German forces by the time of the Normandy invasion.

The Panzer IV Infantry Support tank in Company of Heroes is the F1 model, though lacks the ability to fire short ranged barrages. The Rapid Fire ability is not historically supported; rather, it is there for flavor and balanced gameplay.

Requires

Support Kommand Upgrade				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	20060	Time	50
Hotkey: U	Effects: Enables the construction of heavy support vehicles. ESee Upgrade:Support Kommand Upgrade for details.

Built From

Panzer-Support Kommand				[Expand][Hide]
	Health	1000	Target Type	building
	Cost	22030	Critical Type	building
	Time	115
Hotkey: S	Effects: Initially produces the 250/10 Light Anti Tank Halftrack and Bergetiger Repair and Recovery vehicle. Can be upgraded to produce the Panzer IV Infantry Support Tank. A Veteran Sergeant makes squads tougher, harder to suppress, and gain experience more rapidly. ESee Structure:Panzer-Support Kommand for details.

Vehicle Abilities

Rapid Fire				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	toggle
	Duration	3	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	10
Hotkey: R	Effects: At the tradeoff of mobility, the Panzer IV's crew will all help to load and fire the main gun as rapidly as possible. ESee Ability:Rapid Fire for details.

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.

Vehicle Upgrades

Armor Skirts Panzer IV				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	75	Time	25
Hotkey: S	Effects: Equips the Panzer IV with Armored 'Skurzen' that can lessen the impact of high explosive and shaped-charge rounds. ESee Upgrade:Armor Skirts Panzer IV for details.

MG42 Gunner Panzer IV				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	75	Time	25
Hotkey: M	Effects: Upgrades the Panzer IV with an MG42 gunner. ESee Upgrade:MG42 Gunner Panzer IV for details.