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Pz. IV S. — Tier VI German medium tank

Pz. IV S.

VI
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
950
HP
17 / 33
278.8m
View range
6 / 33
Firepower
Shell
2193
DPM
1 / 33
150
Penetration
6 / 33
160
Damage
11 / 33
100
Devices/crew damage
21 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
925
Velocity
4 / 33
12.00%
Penetration loss over distance
13 / 33
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1850
DPM
1 / 33
194
Penetration
10 / 33
135
Damage
11 / 33
100
Devices/crew damage
20 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
1156
Velocity
4 / 33
10.31%
Penetration loss over distance
8 / 33
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2741
DPM
3 / 33
20
Penetration
24 / 33
200
Damage
11 / 33
100
Devices/crew damage
21 / 33
—
Burst damage
— / —
925
Velocity
3 / 33
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.06
Explosion radius
19 / 33
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
75.0
Caliber
18 / 33
13.70
Rate of fire
1 / 33
4.38
Reload time
1 / 30
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.72
Base aim time
1 / 33
0.299
Dispersion
2 / 33
Dispersion factors
0.130
When moving
11 / 33
0.130
When rotating
11 / 33
0.080
When rotating turret
13 / 33
4.000
After shot
5 / 33
Gun angles
10°
Depression
5 / 33
20°
Elevation
10 / 33
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 33
29.16
Turret traverse speed
33 / 33
Mobility
30.30
Weight
22 / 33
Speed
44
Forward
32 / 33
18
Backward
25 / 33
Effective Power / Weight ratio
17.75
On hard terrain
26 / 33
15.97
On medium terrain
22 / 33
9.02
On soft terrain
31 / 33
Traverse speed
41.31
On hard terrain
33 / 33
37.18
On medium terrain
33 / 33
21.00
On soft terrain
33 / 33
5.41m×3.22m×2.38m
Size
27 / 33
Concealment
25.70%
While still
17 / 33
20.10%
While moving
18 / 33
8.61%
Upon firing while still
19 / 33
7.22%
Upon firing while moving
19 / 33
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 279m
220.1m
While still
233.0m
While moving
259.3m
Upon firing while still
262.5m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 164–205
  • 123–164
  • 82–123
  • 41–82
  • 0–41
Spaced armor
  • 184–230
  • 138–184
  • 92–138
  • 46–92
  • 0–46
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

On 25 May 1944, Jurgen Lukash, an engineer from the Krupp company, presented an experimental tank model based on the Pz. Kpfw. IV Schmalturm. The Starchaser was not approved by top management. But Stephen Pilberg, the famous philanthropist, invested $11 million in this project, which allowed a pilot version to be released on 25 May 1947. According to intelligence data, the tank was manufactured from metals mined at meteorite impact sites. The source of information that allowed the young engineer to create this unusual tank, remained a secret. The creator of the tank disappeared under mysterious circumstances together with all his blueprints. He was last seen on the lawn in front of his house, not far from Ludwigsburg: the engineer was musing on the starry sky…