Panzer IV: Perbedaan antara revisi

Pada 26 May 1941, se-minggu sebelum [[Operasi Barbarossa]], sesuai dengan keputusan [[Adolf Hitler]] untuk meng-upgrade tank tercintanya ini maka Krupp dipilih sebagai pemroduksinya dan sebulan setelah dimulainya [[Operasi Barbarossa]] versi Ausf, H di mulai produksi dengan Schürzen ( Lapis Baja Tambahan ) dan dengan senjata utama yang di perpanjang dan juga armor lapis baja yang di tebalkan, dan versi terakhir nya adalah Panzer IV Ausf. J yang di pertebal armornya di senjata utama maupun di bagian badan tank nya. Panzer IV Ausf. J ini merupakan versi terakhir karena digantikan oleh [[Tiger I]].

 

The Panzer IV was the most exported German tank of the Second World War.<ref>Caballero & Molina (2006), p. 63</ref> In 1942, Germany delivered 11 tanks to Romania and 32 to Hungary, many of which were lost on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] between the final months of 1942 and the beginning of 1943.<ref>Caballero & Molina (2006), pp. 63–66</ref> Romania received approximately 120 Panzer IV tanks of different models throughout the entire war.<ref name="Scafes and Serbanescu 2005, p.78">Scafes and Serbanescu 2005, p.78</ref> To arm [[Bulgaria]], Germany supplied 46<ref name=Caballero66>Caballero & Molina (2006), p. 66</ref> or 91<ref name=Doyle41>Doyle & Jentz (2001), p. 41; Perrett (1999), p. 44, claims Bulgaria received 88 Panzer IVs.</ref> Panzer IVs, and offered Italy 12 tanks to form the nucleus of a new armored division. These were used to train Italian crews while Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]] was deposed, but were retaken by Germany during its [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)#World War II and the fall of Fascism#"Badoglio government"|occupation of Italy]] in mid-1943.<ref name=Caballero66 /> The Spanish government petitioned for 100 Panzer IVs in March 1943, but only 20 were ever delivered, by December.<ref>Caballero & Molina (2006), pp. 76–82</ref> [[Finland]] bought 30, but only received 15 in 1944, and the same year a second batch of 62<ref name=Caballero66 /> or 72<ref name=Doyle41 /> was sent to Hungary (although 20 of these were diverted to replace German losses).<ref name=Doyle41 /> In total, some 297 Panzer IVs of all models were delivered to Germany's allies.<ref>Caballero & Molina (2006), p. 67</ref>