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Vader’s Model Desk: Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. D
Posted on 8/29/26 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 8/29/26 at 2:59 pm
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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.[8] 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 guns, 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.
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Tamiya 1/35 scale Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf D
15th Panzer Division, Afrika Korps
Libya, Summer 1941
(248 Ausf D versions of the Pz.mode IV were produced by Krupp-Gruson, from October 1939 to October 1940. This variant was used in the North African Campaign and early stages of Operation Barbarossa.)
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Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:22 pm to Darth_Vader
Is that your wife's quilt cutting mat underneath?
Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:27 pm to Darth_Vader
Another nice one.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:28 pm to Ailsa
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Is that your wife's quilt cutting mat underneath?
No. It is a quilt cutting mat, and while Mrs. Vader doesn’t quilt, our daughter does and has one just like it. I got this one because it’s larger and better quality than the hobby mats I’ve seen.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:33 pm to Darth_Vader
Where’s the wall of models?
I feel like we should see that.
I feel like we should see that.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:40 pm to brass2mouth
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Where’s the wall of models? I feel like we should see that
Here you go…
Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:41 pm to Darth_Vader
Bravo!! Well done DV!! Great attention to detail, as always.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:44 pm to Breauxsif
Thanks! 
Posted on 8/29/26 at 3:46 pm to Darth_Vader
Well done Darth.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:14 pm to Darth_Vader
Low velocity 75mm lacked pop against its heavily armored opponents in the early war (KV and char bis tanks). TBF, doctrinally that wasn't the IVs mission.
There is an argument to be made that the Germans would have been better off just grinding out larger numbers of Pz IVs and not diverted so much time/effort/resources into Panthers, Tigers, etc. Their manufacturing/logistics system was inefficient as it was. Staying with one platform would have helped.
There is an argument to be made that the Germans would have been better off just grinding out larger numbers of Pz IVs and not diverted so much time/effort/resources into Panthers, Tigers, etc. Their manufacturing/logistics system was inefficient as it was. Staying with one platform would have helped.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 4:23 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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Low velocity 75mm lacked pop against its heavily armored opponents in the early war (KV and char bis tanks). TBF, doctrinally that wasn't the IVs mission.
Yep. The Pz.Kpfw III was the one designed to fight other tanks. It originally had a high velocity 3.7 cm main gun. But the Germans quickly realized the 3.7 was virtually worthless against contemporary tanks, so they upgunned it to a 5 cm main gun. But even that was still inadequate when it came up against heavily armored tanks like the British Matilda or Soviet KVs. The Germans realized they needed to mount a high velocity 7.5 cm main gun. But the problem with doing this on the Pz.kpfw III was the size of the turret ring. It was too small to allow a 7.5 cm gun to be mounted on the III. That’s why the Pz.kpfw IV that had been designed as an infantry support tank became a tank killer with the introduction of the Ausf. G version.
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There is an argument to be made that the Germans would have been better off just grinding out larger numbers of Pz IVs and not diverted so much time/effort/resources into Panthers, Tigers, etc. Their manufacturing/logistics system was inefficient as it was. Staying with one platform would have helped.
So much time, effort and resources were wasted by the Germans on the myriad of different vehicles they put into production. They should have stuck with the Pz.Kpfw IV and StuG III.
This post was edited on 8/29/26 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:11 pm to Darth_Vader
That’s way more than I thought and I’ve been here for these threads for a long time.
I’m sure you have, but have you seen the “live action” style ones a few guys make?
I’m sure you have, but have you seen the “live action” style ones a few guys make?
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:26 pm to Darth_Vader
Awesome work thank for sharing.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:28 pm to Darth_Vader
Cool toy!
Posted on 8/29/26 at 7:59 pm to Darth_Vader
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StuG III
An absolute monster. I know his “greatest tank ace” moniker is questioned but reading Michael Wittmann’s journals, this thing was an absolute menace
Oh yeah, and playing WOT too, before the stone cold Steve Austin and hot wheels tanks
Posted on 8/29/26 at 8:16 pm to Darth_Vader
You are on a roll!
Posted on 8/29/26 at 9:07 pm to DinoSpumoni
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An absolute monster. I know his “greatest tank ace” moniker is questioned but reading Michael Wittmann’s journals, this thing was an absolute menace
Indeed it was. It’s estimated that during WWII, StuG III’s raked up approximately 30,000 kills. Its kill total dwarfs all others. I doubt its record is ever broken.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 9:17 pm to Darth_Vader
Fabulous job as usual. Thanks for sharing.
I see in the information you provided Libya during summer. Can you imagine? It must have been hot as an oven inside. Whew!
I see in the information you provided Libya during summer. Can you imagine? It must have been hot as an oven inside. Whew!
Posted on 8/29/26 at 9:36 pm to Bayou Warrior 64
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I see in the information you provided Libya during summer. Can you imagine? It must have been hot as an oven inside. Whew!
Oh yeah. I remember all too well how hot and miserable the crew compartment of a tank get during the summer.
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