Turret Traverse
The Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. A through Ausf. H had a seperate turret traverse engine, the Auto Union, DKW-Motor, Typ ZW 500, in addition to the manual hand crank.
The hand crank turned the turret 1.89° per turn, requiring 190.5 turns for a full traverse. When using the traverse engine, the turret could be turned at up to 16° per second, or 22.5 seconds for a full traverse.
| Auto Union, DKW-Motor, Typ ZW 500 |
| Type |
Water cooled |
| Cylinders |
2 |
| Bore and stroke |
68.0 x 68.5 mm |
| Displacement |
498 cc |
| Compression |
5.8:1 |
| Max. governed speed |
2800 rpm |
| Net h.p. |
12 |
| Length |
560 mm |
| Width |
340 mm |
| Height |
510 mm |
| Weight |
60 kg |
Production
Production numbers for the Panzerkampfwagen IV.
| Year |
Total |
| 1937-1938 |
215 |
| 1939 |
147 |
| 1940 |
290 |
| 1941 |
467 |
| 1942 |
994 |
| 1943 |
2982 |
| 1944 |
3125 |
| 1945 |
435 |
| Total |
8440 |
Technical details of the Panzerkampfwagen IV.
| |
Ausf. D |
Ausf. F |
Ausf. G |
Ausf. J |
| Crew |
| Crew |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Loader
- Radio operator
- Driver
|
| Physical Characteristics |
| Weight |
20.0 t |
22.3 t |
23.6 t |
25.0 t |
| Length |
5.92 m |
6.63 m |
7.02 m |
| Width |
2.84 m |
2.88 m |
| Height |
2.68 m |
| Ground pressure |
0.83 kg/cm² |
0.88 kg/cm² |
0.93 kg/cm² |
0.89 kg/cm² |
| Armor |
| Hull, front |
30-60 mm |
50 mm |
80 mm |
| Hull, sides and rear |
20-40 mm |
20-30 mm |
| Hull, top |
10-20 mm |
| Hull, bottom |
10 mm |
| Turret, front |
30-35 mm |
50 mm |
| Turret, sides and rear |
20 mm |
30 mm |
| Turret, top |
10 mm |
| Performance |
| Maximum speed |
42 km/h |
38 km/h |
| Road speed |
25 km/h |
| Cross-country speed |
20 km/h |
| Maximum grade |
30° |
| Trench crossing |
2.30 m |
| Vertical obstacle |
60 cm |
| Fording depth |
80 cm |
| Fuel capacity |
680 l |
| Mileage (road) |
2.24 l/km |
2.13 l/km |
| Mileage (cross-country) |
3.62 l/km |
3.24 l/km |
| Cruising range |
210 km |
320 km |
| Cross-country range |
130 km |
320 km |
| Engine |
| Make and model |
Maybach HL 120 TRM |
| Type |
Water cooled |
| Cylinders |
12 |
| Displacement |
11 900 cc |
| Fuel |
Gasoline |
| Max. governed speed |
2600 rpm |
| Net h.p. |
265 |
| Armament |
| Main weapon |
7,5 cm Kw K L/24 |
7,5 cm Kw K 40 L/43 |
7,5 cm Kw K 40 L/48 |
| Secondary weapon |
7,92 mm M G 34 (2) |
| Auxillary weapon |
9 mm M P |
| Ammunition Storage |
| Main weapon |
80 |
87 |
| Secondary weapon |
2700 |
3150 |
Additional Reading
- Panzerkampfwagen IV photographs (external link)
- Photographs of the Panzerkampfwagen IV at Panzerphotos.
- Jagdpanzer IV
- Information about the Jagdpanzer IV.
- Panzer IV/70
- Information about the Panzer IV/70 (V) and Panzer IV/70 (A).
- Nashorn
- Information about the Nashorn.
- Sturmgeschütz IV
- Information about the Sturmgeschütz IV.
- Sturmpanzer
- Information about the Sturmpanzer.
- Flakpanzer IV
- Information about the Flakpanzer based on the Panzerkampfwagen IV chassis.
- Hummel
- Information about the Hummel.
Sources
- Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.A-H : Elektrisches Turmschwenkwerk. Berlin : Heereswaffenamt, 1943. 47 p.
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Panzer Tracts No. 23 - Panzer Production from 1933 to 1945. Boyds, MD : Panzer Tracts, 2011. 80 p.
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Panzer Tracts No. 4 - Panzerkampfwagen IV : Grosstraktor to Panzerbefehlswagen IV. Darlington, MD : Darlington Productions, 1997. 60 p. ISBN 0-9648793-4-4.
- Koch. Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.B bis E : Gerätbeschreibung und Bedienungsanweisung zum Turm : Bescreibung. Berlin : Heereswaffenamt, 1941. 52 p. D 653/6.
- Koch. Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. F1 und F2 : Gerätbeschreibung und Bedienungsanweisung zum Ausbau - Bescreibung. Berlin : Heereswaffenamt, 1942. 25 p. D 653/5.
- PAWLAS, Karl R. Waffen-Revue W 127 - Datenblätter für Heeres-Waffen, -Fahrzeuge und Gerät. Nurnberg : Publizistisches Archiv für Militär- und Waffenwessen, 1976. 248 p. ISBN 3-88088-213-4.