Panzer IV

The term Panzer, the German word for tank, pronounced Pantser, is a generic term, used to this day for a tank, primarily in Germany. The term comes from an abbreviation of the German word for Tank: Panzerkampfwagen, roughly meaning Armored Battle/Struggle Car.

Panzer is also the name for a series of German Tanks coming in four main variants. Other German Tanks also carried Panzerkampfwagen (often further abbreviated to PzKw) including the Panther and Tiger Tanks.

In Game
In the Call of Duty series you encounter many various models of Panzers, ranging from the lower Panzer lI to the large and imposing King Tiger or Tiger 2.

Call of Duty
The main German tank you encounter in the Call of Duty Series is the Panzer IV. Armed with a 75mm cannon along with MG34s, It changed very little in United Offensive. See Call of Duty: United Offensive below for more information.

Call of Duty: Uinted Offensive
In UO, the Panzer IV is the German's main tank. It can seat two people, has a cannon and a MG42 mounted on its top and a MG34 poking out from the front. Like the other main tanks, it demolishes infantry with ease and is one of the few weapons that can damage enemy tanks. Just make sure to watch out for SU-152's in levels that have the Soviet Union and infantry carrying anti-tank weapons on all levels.

Call of Duty 2
In Call of Duty 2 the main German tank you encounter is the small and light Panzer 2 (Panzerkampfwagen II or abbreviated PzKpfw II). Armed with a 20mm cannon, coaxial MG34 and sporting relatively thin armour, the tank is no match for most allied models. It can however hold it’s ground against infantry as demonstrated in a number of missions.

Online Play
The Panzer IV seats two players (driver and gunner). The driver is responsible for driving the tank, aiming and firing the main gun and coaxial MG34. The gunner has an MG42 mounted in the commander’s couple of which can be aimed and fired.

The gunner’s position in the couple is however exposed to fire and combined with the movement of the tank and turret, the MG42 becomes hard to aim. Most players will only choose to use a tank as long as they are the one in the driving position.