PzKpfw IV Ausf. B

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/PzKpfw_IV_Ausf._B
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tank
gptkbp:armament cast turret
75 mm KwK 40 gun
gptkbp:armor 50 mm
front, sides, rear
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1937
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crew 5
commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Maybach_HL_120_TRM
gptkbp:engineType V-12_gasoline
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1940
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 300 liters
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:PzKpfw_IV_Ausf._J
gptkbp:height 2.7 m
gptkbp:historicalContext used_extensively_in_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the most widely produced tanks of WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PzKpfw IV Ausf. B
gptkbp:influencedBy Panzer III
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war tank designs
gptkbp:length 6.3 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 1,500
gptkbp:operationalRange 200 km
gptkbp:powers 300 hp
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:productionYears 1939
gptkbp:range 210 km
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:PzKpfw_III
gptkbp:retirementYear 1945
gptkbp:secondaryRole gptkb:MG_34
infantry support
gptkbp:speed 40 km/h
gptkbp:successor gptkb:PzKpfw_IV_Ausf._C
gptkbp:supportRole main battle tank
gptkbp:suspension Torsion bar
gptkbp:team Krupp_and_Daimler-Benz
gptkbp:transmission ZfS 5-100
gptkbp:updates armor and firepower improvements
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:variant Panzer IV
gptkbp:weight 25 tons
26 tons
gptkbp:width 3.2 m