{"product_id":"pz-kpfw-iv-ausf-c","title":"Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.C","description":"\u003cp\u003eDragon 1\/35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003ePanzerkampfwagen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e IV\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003ePz.Kpfw. IV\u003c\/b\u003e), commonly known as the \u003cb\u003ePanzer IV\u003c\/b\u003e, is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" title=\"Nazi Germany\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medium_tank\" title=\"Medium tank\"\u003emedium tank\u003c\/a\u003e developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e. Its ordnance inventory designation was \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sd.Kfz.\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sd.Kfz.\"\u003eSd.Kfz.\u003c\/a\u003e 161\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Panzer IV was the most numerous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanks_in_the_German_Army\" title=\"Tanks in the German Army\"\u003eGerman tank\u003c\/a\u003e and the second-most numerous German \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continuous_track\" title=\"Continuous track\"\u003efully tracked\u003c\/a\u003e armoured fighting vehicle of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Second World War\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e; 8,553 Panzer IVs of all versions were built during World War II, only exceeded by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/StuG_III\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"StuG III\"\u003eStuG III\u003c\/a\u003e assault gun with 10,086 vehicles. Its chassis was also used as the base for many other fighting vehicles, including the \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sturmgesch%C3%BCtz_IV\" title=\"Sturmgeschütz IV\"\u003eSturmgeschütz IV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assault_gun\" title=\"Assault gun\"\u003eassault gun\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jagdpanzer_IV\" title=\"Jagdpanzer IV\"\u003eJagdpanzer IV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tank_destroyer\" title=\"Tank destroyer\"\u003eself-propelled anti-tank gun\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wirbelwind\" title=\"Wirbelwind\"\u003eWirbelwind\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ostwind\" title=\"Ostwind\"\u003eOstwind\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Self-propelled_anti-aircraft_gun\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun\"\u003eself-propelled anti-aircraft gun\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brummb%C3%A4r\" title=\"Brummbär\"\u003eBrummbär\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Self-propelled_gun\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Self-propelled gun\"\u003eself-propelled gun\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ausf. C replaced the B in 1938. This saw the turret armour increased to 30 mm (1.18 in), which brought the tank's weight to 18.14 t (20.00 short tons). After assembling 40 Ausf. Cs, starting with chassis number 80341, the \u003cbr\u003eengine was replaced with the improved HL 120TRM. The last of the 140 \u003cbr\u003eAusf. Cs was produced in August 1939.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduction changed to the Ausf. D; this variant, of which 248 \u003cbr\u003evehicles were produced, reintroduced the hull machine gun and changed \u003cbr\u003ethe turret's internal \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gun_mantlet\" title=\"Gun mantlet\"\u003egun mantlet\u003c\/a\u003e to a 35 mm (1.38 in) thick external mantlet. Again, protection was upgraded, this time by increasing side armour to 20 mm (0.79 in). As the German \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invasion_of_Poland\" title=\"Invasion of Poland\"\u003einvasion of Poland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e in September 1939 came to an end, it was decided to scale up production\u003cbr\u003e of the Panzer IV, which was adopted for general use on 27 September \u003cbr\u003e1939 as the \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003eSonderkraftfahrzeug\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 161 (Sd.Kfz. 161)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.most-models.com\/files\/thumbnails\/drg6291-pz-kpfw-iv-ausf-c-panzer-iv-dregon-6291-model-b.750x500x0.jpg\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 750px; height: 260px; margin: 0px; width: 390px;\" alt=\"1:35 Dragon 6291 Pz.Kpfw. 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