Tank:G77 PzIV Schmalturm - Revision history

Wolcott:na at 06:09, 1 June 2019

2019-06-01T06:09:17Z

KN_940:na: fixed redlink

2018-07-18T04:49:07Z

fixed redlink

Whiskeydog:sea at 16:00, 29 March 2018

2018-03-29T16:00:27Z

The_OoofMachineXD:na at 17:11, 14 December 2017

2017-12-14T17:11:51Z

cwjian90:na at 12:54, 14 October 2016

2016-10-14T12:54:16Z

cwjian90:na at 09:41, 7 October 2016

2016-10-07T09:41:42Z

XXN:na: XXN:na moved page Tank:PzIV schmalturm to Tank:G77 PzIV Schmalturm

2016-10-02T23:21:49Z

XXN:na moved page Tank:PzIV schmalturm to Tank:G77 PzIV Schmalturm

Count_Morbida:na: Prior date format was confusing to some Americans.

2015-10-15T01:55:29Z

Prior date format was confusing to some Americans.

Scarletsboy:eu: update on tank purchase

2015-07-15T11:57:35Z

update on tank purchase

robertdestroyer:eu: Spelling error of direct was dire

2015-03-03T18:18:22Z

Spelling error of direct was dire

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 * Weak hull armor, despite the side skirts might mitigate some HE damage
 * Underpowered engine, resulting in poor mobility
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 |InTheGame_performance=
-The Pz. IV S. uses the same 7,5 cm L/70 gun as the other Tier VI German medium tanks, but with better dispersion parameters. With 150 mm of penetration with AP, the gun is quite adequate for most tanks it encounters at Tier VI (except the [[Churchill VII]] and [[O-I]]). However, it will struggle against Tier VIIIs, even with APCR sometimes. It is quite accurate and capable of hitting fairly consistently at medium to long ranges. The gun has a mediocre damage per shot, but the rate of fire is on par, though it would still lose in slugging matches against a few other high DPM tanks, like the [[M4A3E8]] and [[Cromwell]].
+The Pz. IV S. uses the same 7,5 cm L/70 gun as the other Tier VI German medium tanks, but with better dispersion parameters. With 150 mm of penetration with AP, the gun is quite adequate for most tanks it encounters at Tier VI (except the [[Churchill VII]] and [[O-I]]). However, it will struggle against Tier VIIIs, even with APCR sometimes. It is quite accurate and capable of hitting fairly consistently at medium to long ranges. The gun has a mediocre damage per shot, but the rate of fire is on par, though it would still lose in slugging matches against a few other high DPM tanks, like the [[M4A3E8 Sherman]] and [[Cromwell]].
 The Schmalturm turret is quite resilient against lower tier tanks, and the gun mantlet and angled turret sides can get ricochets when the turret is pointed directly facing incoming fire. However, the flat face of the turret is only 120 mm thick, and can be penetrated by even some Tier V tanks. This is a weakness common to all the higher tier German medium tanks in the E 50 line. The hull is very weakly armored by Tier VI medium tank standards, and the sides are only 30 mm thick. A large caliber HE shell to the side, even pre-detonated by the skirt, will usually hit hard. The sideskirts do count toward the armor model, but have minor effect on incoming kinetic projectiles.

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 |InTheGame_cons=
 * Slow turret traverse
-* Low shell damage and rate-of-fire
+* Weak hull armor, despite the side skirts might mitigate some HE damage
 * Weak hull armor
 * Underpowered engine, resulting in poor mobility
 |InTheGame_performance=
-The Pz. IV S. uses the same 7,5 cm L/70 gun as the other Tier VI German medium tanks, but with better dispersion parameters. With 150 mm of penetration with AP, the gun is quite adequate for most tanks it encounters at Tier VI (except the [[Churchill VII]] and [[O-I]]). However, it will struggle against Tier VIIIs, even with APCR sometimes. It is quite accurate and capable of hitting fairly consistently at medium to long ranges. The gun also has a very low rate-of-fire for the amount of damage it does per shot, resulting in a very low damage-per-minute (the worst of any Tier VI medium), and it will lose in slugging matches against other mediums, especially high DPM tanks like the [[M4A3E8]] and [[Cromwell]].
+The Pz. IV S. uses the same 7,5 cm L/70 gun as the other Tier VI German medium tanks, but with better dispersion parameters. With 150 mm of penetration with AP, the gun is quite adequate for most tanks it encounters at Tier VI (except the [[Churchill VII]] and [[O-I]]). However, it will struggle against Tier VIIIs, even with APCR sometimes. It is quite accurate and capable of hitting fairly consistently at medium to long ranges. The gun has a mediocre damage per shot, but the rate of fire is on par, though it would still lose in slugging matches against a few other high DPM tanks, like the [[M4A3E8]] and [[Cromwell]].
-The Schmalturm turret is quite resilient against lower tier tanks, and the gun mantlet and angled turret sides can get ricochets when the turret is pointed directly facing incoming fire. However, the flat face of the turret is only 120 mm thick, and can be penetrated by even some Tier VI tanks. This is a weakness common to all the higher tier German medium tanks in the E 50 line. The hull is very weakly armored by Tier VI medium tank standards, and the sides are only 30 mm thick. A large caliber HE shell to the side is usually fatal. The sideskirts do not count toward the armor model, and have no effect on incoming shells.
+The Schmalturm turret is quite resilient against lower tier tanks, and the gun mantlet and angled turret sides can get ricochets when the turret is pointed directly facing incoming fire. However, the flat face of the turret is only 120 mm thick, and can be penetrated by even some Tier V tanks. This is a weakness common to all the higher tier German medium tanks in the E 50 line. The hull is very weakly armored by Tier VI medium tank standards, and the sides are only 30 mm thick. A large caliber HE shell to the side, even pre-detonated by the skirt, will usually hit hard. The sideskirts do count toward the armor model, but have minor effect on incoming kinetic projectiles.
 With a fairly weak engine, the Pz. IV S. has by far the worst mobility of the Tier VI German medium tanks. It does not accelerate very fast or turn very quickly. Combined with the glacial turret traverse rate, this makes the Pz. IV S. very vulnerable to getting flanked or circle, as it cannot respond quickly to being attacked from multiple angles.

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 * Weak hull armor
 * Underpowered engine, resulting in poor mobility
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 |InTheGame_pros=
-* Good penetration, accuracy, and rate-of-fire
+* Good penetration and accuracy
 * Good credit making potential
 * Good turret armor
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 |InTheGame_cons=
 * Slow turret traverse
-* Low shell damage
+* Low shell damage and rate-of-fire
 * Weak hull armor
 * Underpowered engine, resulting in poor mobility
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 |InTheGame_performance=
-The Pz. IV S. uses the same 7,5 cm L/70 gun as the other Tier VI German medium tanks, but with a somewhat higher rate-of-fire and better dispersion parameters. With 150 mm of penetration with AP, the gun is quite adequate for most tanks it encounters at Tier VI (except the [[Churchill VII]] and [[O-I]]). However, it will struggle against Tier VIIIs, even with APCR sometimes. It is quite accurate and capable of hitting fairly consistently at medium to long ranges.
+The Pz. IV S. uses the same 7,5 cm L/70 gun as the other Tier VI German medium tanks, but with better dispersion parameters. With 150 mm of penetration with AP, the gun is quite adequate for most tanks it encounters at Tier VI (except the [[Churchill VII]] and [[O-I]]). However, it will struggle against Tier VIIIs, even with APCR sometimes. It is quite accurate and capable of hitting fairly consistently at medium to long ranges. The gun also has a very low rate-of-fire for the amount of damage it does per shot, resulting in a very low damage-per-minute (the worst of any Tier VI medium), and it will lose in slugging matches against other mediums, especially high DPM tanks like the [[M4A3E8]] and [[Cromwell]].
 The Schmalturm turret is quite resilient against lower tier tanks, and the gun mantlet and angled turret sides can get ricochets when the turret is pointed directly facing incoming fire. However, the flat face of the turret is only 120 mm thick, and can be penetrated by even some Tier VI tanks. This is a weakness common to all the higher tier German medium tanks in the E 50 line. The hull is very weakly armored by Tier VI medium tank standards, and the sides are only 30 mm thick. A large caliber HE shell to the side is usually fatal. The sideskirts do not count toward the armor model, and have no effect on incoming shells.

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 {{TankData|Tank=PzIV_schmalturm
-|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 hitbox), 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 IV 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.
+|Combining the turret of the [[Panther]] and the hull of the [[Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H]], the Pz. IV S. has a more resilient turret than the other German medium tanks, excepting the [[VK 30.01 (P)]]. It trades this for poorer hull armor and poor mobility.
-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.
+In earlier patches of World of Tanks when the game still had +/-3 matchmaking, the Tier V Pz. IV had the Schmalturm as its upgraded turret with the 7,5 cm Kw.K. 42 L/70 gun. When softer matchmaking rules were introduced, the Tier V tank lost the Schmalturm and the Pz. IV S. was reintroduced as a premium tank, now at Tier VI.
-This tank was removed from sale in the gift shop and to buy for gold via the in game tech tree on the 8 June, 2015 [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/premium/prem-tanks-removal-sale/ Removal of Premium Tanks From Shop] as part of the WG retirement plan.
+The Pz. IV S. was removed from sale in the gift shop and the in game tech tree on the 8 June 2015 [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/premium/prem-tanks-removal-sale/ Removal of Premium Tanks From Shop] as part of the WG retirement plan.
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 |InTheGame_pros=
-* Excellent penetration
+* Good penetration, accuracy, and rate-of-fire
-* Good credit maker
+* Good credit making potential
-* Excellent accuracy
+* Good turret armor
-* Good turret armour
+* Decent camouflage values
-* Good camo value
 * Good gun depression
 |InTheGame_cons=
 * Slow turret traverse
-* Low alpha damage
+* Low shell damage
 * Weak hull armor
-* Bad acceleration
+* Underpowered engine, resulting in poor mobility
-* Side skirts do not have any armor and will neither trigger HEAT/HE rounds
+* Sideskirts do not count as armor and have no effect against HEAT/HE rounds
 |InTheGame_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 direct 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.
 |InTheGame_research=
-Premium tanks does not require research
+Premium tank with no unlockable modules
-|InTheGame_equipment= Binocular Telescope, Tank Gun Rammer, Camouflage Net
+|InTheGame_equipment= Binocular Telescope, Tank Gun Rammer, Camouflage Net, Enhanced Gun Laying Drive, Coated Optics

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	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.		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.
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		+	This tank was removed from sale in the gift shop and to buy for gold via the in game tech tree on the 8/6/15 [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/premium/prem-tanks-removal-sale/ Removal of Premium Tanks From Shop] as part of the WG retirement plan.

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