Panzer IV Ausf. D-F1

German designers intended the Panzer IV to be a support tank for use against anti-tank guns and fortifications. Its basic design, however, allowed for increases in both armor and armament, and the type saw service in all theaters. It was the only German tank to remain in continuous production throughout the war, and remained in front-line service throughout. It carried a crew of five and had a top speed of 25 mph. With the Krupp, Vomag, and Nibelungenwerk companies building 8,553 units in many variants between 1936 and 1945, it was the most numerous German tank and the second-most numerous German armored fighting vehicle of the war. The Panzer IV was also the basis for a other vehicles, most notably the Sturmpanzer IV and Sturmgeschütz IV assault guns and Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer. Like the earlier variants, the Pz. IV Ausf. D-F1 also carried the short-barreled, howitzter-like 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 tank gun, which was a low-velocity weapon with limited armor penetration capability, mainly designed to fire high-explosive shells. These variants carried one 7.92 mm MG 34 machine mounted coaxially in the turret, and another in the front hull. The Ausf. D-F1 variants had thicker armor than earlier variants. This unit represents the stats for the 'Panzer IV Ausf. E' represented in the 1A Games Days of the Fox Next Wave Expansion Operations Card 019.