German Armored Forces & Vehicles

Panzerkampfwagen MkIV E or D - Afrika Corp

NCY-152

Panzerkampfwagen MkIV E - The German "super" tank of the early war. it combined excellent armour with the short 75mm gun, which was equally effective against infantry or armour The Panzer IV gives fire support to the lighter tanks. Although its role would change as the war progressed, it was the only German tank to stay in continuous production over the course of the war. It too was relatively rare in Poland in 1939, with only one platoon in each Panzer battalion (although once again 1. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr had more). By the Battle of France each battalion had a full Mittlere Panzerkompanie equipped with Panzer IV tanks.