Panzer IV: Nazi Germany’s Underdog Tank

Au-Yeong Soong-Kong
6 min readNov 16, 2014

The Panzerkampfwagen IV was overshadowed by the Panther and Tiger but was too indispensable to replace

Panzer IV ausf H. Zimmerit anti magnetic mine paste has been applied to the vertical glacis and turret face. Photo from WorldWarPhotos.info

The Panther and Tiger tanks capture the public’s imagination due to the devastation they meted out against Allied and Soviet…

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Au-Yeong Soong-Kong

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