panzer IV H is by no means similar in armor, mobility, or firepower to the A1 76 just outright. the one upside of the IV H is the armor it gets over prior models but this weighs it down heavily especially next to the A1, having the same top speed doesnt mean they are equally mobile. not to mention the presence of a stabilizer which allows any sherman to comfortably fire on the move
again in terms of fire power US 76 is just outright the better gun, sure their pens both reach a normalizing point at 500m but that only means so much for either gun
as for armor as mentioned prior its pretty much the only thing the IV H has going for it but the reality of it is it takes all that addon armor to stop guns that could never dream of front penning a sherman; yippee the panzer IV is no longer as susceptible to 37mm guns…and only on the front of the hull…see the problem?
The disparity in battle ratings between the German and Italian Panzer IV G can be attributed to the differing calibre lengths of their 75mm main gun. The German gun featured a 43-calibre barrel, while the Italian variant was equipped with a 48-calibre barrel. This increased barrel length on the Italian gun directly translated to superior shell penetration, thus justifying its higher battle rating.
Got last week a player in my team who was camping at the border of fields of Normandy. 35k Battles. 30% winrate. Not a bot just a camper waiting for the golden shot before he dies and repeats.
Most german mains suffer from overconfidence.
Then there is the reputation of German tanks. Which was not without reason, but was also partly based on German propaganda.
I no longer expect much when I have Germany on my side in a battle. But the worst combination is when you have Germany and Russia in your team and you’re playing one of the smaller nations like Japan or something similar.
One of the reasons why I increasingly play scouts. Supervised ‘finding opponents’.
And before one or two people are inclined to say it doesn’t matter how good you are. Yes, basically yes …
But I wonder how low your own expectations can be if you can get one kill every 10 battles. And that’s where we are at times. Where’s the fun in driving straight ahead three times, taking a shot and scoring easy points for the opposing team?
If you don’t want to play for your own team, you can at least make it difficult for the other team.
I have done 10k battles on my own but the situation made me decide to join a squadron. Since then it has been playable and winnable. Funnily enough, I now have to get used to looking out for others and knowing that someone is looking out for me. I’d like to talk more about the skills of other players, but I’d hate to take the topic further away from PzIV.
I love, love, love, and love this message.
None of it makes sense. Cause you think Germany and Italy have no lineup but I as a Japan main look at your tech tree and laugh at it. Cause you do at almost every BR.
You think you have a tiny tech tree how about looking at Japan, we can barely scrape by making a lineup because Gaijin refuses to add ALL THE OTHER STUFF WE have been suggesting for YEARS, not days, not weeks YEARS, Nearly a decade by now of things we want but the ground tree is ignored for what F-15’s? to be added.
The fact that I have the patience to wait and be thankful when we get something shows a lot about my demeanor.
Also before anyone bothers responding look through the suggestions->Japan Ground Tech Tree.
Many ground vehicles can be added but are not despite people posting information including historical pictures of it existing. Or heck even designs only shown slightly in the background that were analyzed and confirmed to be built such as the Jiko Chi-Ho such as the
However now when people suggest something for some reason you have certain individuals who think “Oh it didn’t exist if it has no pictures” aka a dumb logic cause if you have the documentation or are at least able to provide enough proof of it being produced or tested then it existed. But no apparently everything on the internet is 100% fabrication.
Anyway, I could vent and rant more, however, I won’t since I know my limits, and going further mute or something potentially so with that.
Bow my humble apologies for ranting off. I love history, i just do not like when history is ignored for something else as both can be added and done in the same update.
That isn’t because it’s German, as German Pz.IVJ, which is worse than Italian Pz.IVG sits at 3.7. Gaijin just thinks that a bit better cannon and additional plates around the turret are 0.3 br worth, maybe it’s true for that tier.
I personally prefer Shermans as they are much better tanks imo just because of a stab, late Pz.IVs are more of glass cannons.
Well yeah. The Panzer IV is a 1930’s 1930s-era design and has only been minorly improved compared to previous variants. Can’t entirely compare it to a design from a 1941-era design that was further improved with the one that went into production coming out in mid to late 41.
Isn’t a tiny bit of inconsequential armor on the side of the turret and a small pen difference the only “upgrade” over the german G with the Italian G? You seeing the issue yet? The BR difference is massive relative to how the matchmaker works in those BRs but the actual performance difference is minuscule.
