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Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf D by Uncle T

1,335 bricks.

My take on the iconic German WW 2 Panzerkampfwagen IV / Pz.Kpfw. IV / Panzer IV tank. It's an approximation, not a 1:1 replica, as per usual due to the massive guns and massive Bobs we deal with in the game. E.g. the gun is positioned too low in the turret, but otherwise it'll hit the roof, and I have only 3 seats instead of 5 since there is precious little room inside and the loader and gunner are out of their jobs anyway. I kept the interior super simplistic to save bricks.
This is the early Ausführung D/Version D armed with the short-barreled 75 mm Kampfwagenkanone/KwK 37 L/24. The rod under the barrel is used to push away hte antenna without disturbing the gun.

Info from Wikipedia, edited.
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The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161.

The Panzer IV was the most numerous German tank and the second-most numerous German fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War; 8,553 Panzer IVs of all versions were built during World War II, only exceeded by the StuG III assault gun with 10,086 vehicles. Its chassis was also used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including the Sturmgeschütz IV assault gun, the Jagdpanzer IV self-propelled anti-tank gun, the Wirbelwind and Ostwind self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, and the Brummbär self-propelled gun.

The Panzer IV saw service in all combat theatres involving Germany and was the only German tank to remain in continuous production throughout the war. The Panzer IV was originally designed for infantry support, while the similar Panzer III was to fight armoured fighting vehicles. However, as the Germans faced the formidable T-34, the Panzer IV had more development potential, with a larger turret ring to mount more powerful guns, so it swapped roles with the Panzer III whose production wound down in 1943.

The Panzer IV was partially succeeded by the Panther medium tank, which was introduced to counter the Soviet T-34, although it continued to be a significant component of German armoured formations to the end of the war.
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The Ausführung D / Version D was mainly designed as an infantry support tank and it's short KwK 37 L/24 gun was primarily intended to engage soft targets and fortifications with HE and smoke rounds. It had AP rounds but they soon proved ineffecient against the newer Allied tanks.

CONTROLS
Driver's seat
W/S: Variable persistent throttle. Works backwards and forwards. Use manual gearbox for more control. / Regular throttle. *
A/D: Steering.
Spacebar: Handbrake/brake. Use this as regular brake too.
L / Headlights: Light.
K / Hazard Lights: Switch between persistent throttle and regular throttle. *
Alt + Arrow Keys or Mouse: Turret rotation and gun elevation.
Fire action 1 / Num 1: Fire main gun.
Fire action 2 / Num 2: Fire coaxial machine gun.
X / Disable Steering: Switch AP/HE.

* IMPORTANT! When switching, make sure the engine is as close to idle (1,000 rpm) as possible to avoid issues.

Machine Gunner's's seat
Alt + Left/Right Arrow Keys / Mouse: Aim machine gun. Sadly it can only aim horisontally since the gun is too big to fit and some pirces have really exaggerated hit boxes
Fire action 1 / Num 1: Fire.
Camera 1: Gun view.

Commander's seat
Left/Right arrows: Rotate periscope.
Camera 1-4: Commander's cupola view (front, left, right, rear)
Camera 5: Periscope.

- All hatches opened with buttons on them.

Feel free to edit, but if you reupload publicly in any way please acknowledge the original creation and creator.

Have fun!