The Panzer IV is a German medium tank used in World War II. The Panzer IV was the only German tank to see combat over the whole of WW2, from Norway to Poland to the Battle of the Bulge and the fall of Berlin. The Panzer IV's original armament, to suit its intended role as an infantry-support vehicle, was a short-barreled 75mm howitzer, designed for anti-fortification and anti-infantry usage, but this was later upgraded to a long-barreled 75mm gun, which proved much more effective against tanks due to a new armor piercing round—a role which it gradually took on in lieu of the Panzer III, which was intended to be an anti-vehicle weapon. During the later stages of the war, the Panzer IV was outclassed by other Allied tank designs, most notably the T34-85 and the Sherman Firefly, and was gradually phased out in favor of the Panther. It appears in Battlefield 1942.

Battlefield 1942Edit

Panzer IV
Main weapon	7.5 cm (2.95 in) KwK 40
Main weapon ammuntion per reload	1 (40 Total)
Alternative weapon	Co-axial machine gun
Alternative weapon ammuntion per reload	Unlimited
2nd passenger weapon	MG-34
2nd passenger weapon ammunition per reload	Unlimited
Operators	Wehrmacht Royal Italian Army

The Panzer IV is used by the Wehrmacht and the Royal Italian Army in the Road to Rome expansion pack. It is the direct equivalent (in stats) to the US and British Sherman and Soviet T-34-85.

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