The Panzer IV was created in the 1st few months associated with the second World War to provide the German armoured forces with a much better protected automobile holding a 7.5 CM cannon. It was a response to the limits of its predecessor the model III with a 5 CM cannon compared to the danger of the enemys means, specifically the soviet T 34s which were designed with an arm of this calibre including good armour plating. The model IV tank had been extensively used on all fronts during the second World War by the German Army. Lots of gradually enhanced variations were produced to handle the on-going improvements of this opponents means.