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It's finally here: THE standard work on the Panzerkampfwagen IV, the backbone of the Panzer force.
Divided into three volumes, it covers all versions of the Panzerkampfwagen IV, or Panzer IV for short, from its beginnings with the Ausf. A to the final version of the Ausf. J.
The most important subtypes and variants are also included. With a massive amount of 2,000 images and 2D and 3D drawings in the key scales of 1:35 and 1:16, as well as 64 color profiles per volume, no questions should remain unanswered. Divided into a total of 3 volumes
- Hardcover on high-quality paper
- 880 pages, including 64 pages with color illustrations
- English text with German subtitles for the drawings and tables
- 484 drawings
- 8 tables
- 101 color profiles
- 998 illustrations, including 11 in color
Volume 1 will be published in mid-/late September 2025, the other volumes in the course of 2025/2026
Enclosed is the official advertisement: The medium-weight Pz.Kpfw. IV (Panzerkampfwagen IV, or Panzer IV for short) was in service from the first to the last day of World War II! This workhorse of the German Panzerwaffe was also the most widely produced German main battle tank. Although always overshadowed by the far more impressive Tigers and Panthers, it nevertheless formed the backbone of the armored units of the Army and Waffen-SS. Its mass production was far easier for the German industry, which was increasingly plagued by air raids, than for the Tiger or Panther. At the start of production, it was armed with a short 7.5 cm KwK L/24 cannon, which, however, revealed its weaknesses in combat against enemy tanks such as the T-34 and KW-1/2 from 1941 onwards, especially on the Eastern Front. As a result, the Pz.Kpfw. IV was upgraded, first to the long 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/43 and finally to the 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48. Various improvements were incorporated into ongoing series production, most notably the armor, but it still did not fully satisfy the requirements. Several variants were developed based on the chassis and other components of the Pz.Kpfw. VI, such as various anti-aircraft tanks, the Nashorn tank destroyer, the
This three-volume work presents all versions of the Pz.Kpfw. IV, including prototypes and special versions. It also describes the combat missions of selected units. Each volume is approximately 850 pages long (60 of which are color pages). In addition to numerous color profiles, the complete work contains around 2,000 photos and 1,000 2D and 3D images.
Table of contents for volumes 1-3:
- Introduction
- Newly built vehicle / escort vehicle
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. B
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. C
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. E
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F2
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J
- Panzerbefehlswagen Pz.Kpfw. IV
- Bergepanzer IV
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. C Bridge Layer and Infantry Assault Boardwalk Superstructure
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ammunition Carrier
- Pz.Kpfw. IV Ammunition Tractor for Gerät 040
- Anti-Aircraft Tank IV
- Combat Missions of the Pz.Kpfw. IV in Selected Combat Units of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS, 1939–1945
- Color Profiles
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