Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm

PzIV_schmalturm (Stock)

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Totals

3750 Price

730 Hit Points

29.23 / 32 kgWeight

Crew

1. Commander

Armor

80/30/20Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

120/60/60Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

440 h.p.Engine Power

48 km/hSpeed Limit

36 deg/secTraverse Speed

Firepower

135 Standard Shell Damage

150 mmStandard Shell Penetration

4.6 Time for Complete Loading

24 deg/secTurret Traverse Speed

Communication

370 mView Range

620 mSignal Range

Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm

VI

3750

In November 1944 the Krupp company presented several avant-projects aimed to upgrade armament of tanks and tank destroyers in service. Among them there was a project of mounting a Panther's Schmalturm (tight turret) on the Pz IV Ausf. J. The project was canceled due to phasing out the Pz IV production.

Well known for its "Vaderturm", and ingame as the "TIE fighter" for its side skirts (which it is important to note, do NOT have a hitboxes), if you had played the Pz.Kpfw. IV prior patch 8.0 you know what to expect, an excellent sniper tank with decent mobility and excellent turret armor, the Panzer 4 Schmalturm excels at the role of supporting an assault from far distances and even more with the enhanced reload time, you can keep enemies occupied while your team moves forward and still keep up the pace of the battle.

While the penetration is still superb, the alpha damage is still lacking for its tier, so experienced tankers will try to shorten the distance gap to get to you, as fighting close range is the bane of this tank with overall weak hull armor and slow turret rotation speed against you. You should seek at all times only to expose your strong turret to defeat your enemies, make no mistake, the L/70 75mm gun is still a serious threat against any opponent, with its excellent accuracy and penetration.

Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm

Stock

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	VI	PzKpfw-IV-Schmalturm	8530	120/60/60	24	370

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	7,5 cm KwK 44/1 L/70	955	150/194/38	135/135/175	13.04	0.35	2.3

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	Maybach HL 120 TRM V12	510	440	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	V	PzKpfw-IV-Ketten Ausf. G	7800	32	36

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	VI	FuG5 mit 20 WS.E.	0	620

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Strong turret armor
• Excellent penetration
• Good credit maker
• Excellent accuracy
• Good gun depression

Cons:

• Slow turret traverse
• Low alpha damage
• Weak hull Armor
• Somewhat slow
• Side skirts are not functioning, despite the appearance.

Performance

This tank can easily sit back into a relaxed position with camouflage and binoculars modules and make short work of targets from afar, or if you are more assault-oriented, you can keep up your heavy tank's pace and support them from behind the lines. Only under dire circumstances you should consider going into frontal assault if you think you can outlast your enemy. Still, one-on-one, the Pz. IV S. can outmatch most tier 6 and below tanks due its extremely good penetration. Just keep in mind that while you can certainly dish out the damage, the Pz. IV S. cannot receive much punishment, and even the new side skirts will not protect you from most sources of damage.

Early Research

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Historical Info

Version with Schmalturm turret was to be developed from Pz IV H model

Given the growing resistance of allied tanks to German anti-tank guns, plans were developed to categorically up-gun the entire range of German tanks toward the end of World War II. One possible answer was affixing the Schmalturm of the Panther Ausf. F to the Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J chassis. No prototype was ever built so only the drawing give an indication of what the conversion would look like. Unfortunately, like so many other late-war German projects, this conversion was impractical. The chassis of the Panzerkampfwagen IV was severely overloaded by the schmalturm. Furthermore, it is doubtful the turret ring of the Panzer IV would have been able to accommodate the turret unless the overhang was widened (which was suggested in one schematic). However this would have further overloaded an already burdened chassis.

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