Tier III Medium Tank Germany

Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A

Pz. IV A

Tank ID 17169

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

During its development, the Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A was considered a heavy tank. The vehicle is an early version of the most mass-produced German tank. Development of the vehicle started in 1935; mass production began in the fall of 1937. The Pz.Kpfw. IV was subject to continuous upgrading: the vehicle in the game is an interim version between the Ausf. A and Ausf. B variants. The first three vehicles saw service in January 1938. A total of 35 Ausf. A modifications were manufactured; they remained in service until the spring of 1941.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

455

Weight

17.9 t

Forward speed

42 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

320 m

Signal range

265 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	15	15	15
Turret	16	15	15

Engine: Maybach HL 108 TR · 320 hp

Radio: FuG 2

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

5 cm Kw.K. 38 L/42

Calibre 50 mm

Reload time 2.2 s

Aiming time 1.9 s

Dispersion 0.46

Rate of fire 27.27 /min

Ammo capacity 265

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 53 / 70 / 88

Penetration 45 / 60 / 75 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 53 / 70 / 88

Penetration 72 / 96 / 120 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 68 / 90 / 113

Penetration 19 / 25 / 31 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

612

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

890

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,150

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 371

Avg. spotted 1.30

Avg. kills 1.31

Avg. defence 1.14

Exp. win rate 57.74 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

51.52 %

Avg. WN8

518

Battles

2,110

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 38 of 64 at Tier III

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	m00h eu	3,686	50	82.00 %
2	Papawurstkaese eu	1,235	70	54.29 %
3	KzH_bis__DZE eu	650	143	51.75 %
4	Baron_Dom eu	324	55	43.64 %
5	Octavius_18 eu	199	63	49.21 %
6	Joe111_2015 eu	125	88	48.86 %