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 == Description ==
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-During the advance of the Allies on Italian territory in 1943, Germany began to send different types of vehicles to Italy (RSI) to increase the effectiveness and in turn improve the defence of the territory, the vehicles were aircraft, light vehicles, transport vehicles, cannons and eventually tanks, of these tanks, the most particular ones were Pz. IV G, Pz.III N and eventually StuG III G, these were to be used in the 1st Armoured Division Black Shirts "M" formed in the same year, and divided into three companies, the first of which had Pz. IV G in 12 examples, in particular these Pz.IV G will be the last to be produced because later will come to the H version and later the J version do not get confused by the protection of the turret, the Italian Pz.IV G has two particular differences, the first added protection on the turret, the second a more elongated cannon, the Italian Pz.IV G will not fight because the division was still in training and because eventually will be recovered by the Germans only to be captured by the Allies during the advance towards Germany.
+During the advance of the Allies on Italian territory in 1943, Germany began to send different types of vehicles to Italy (RSI) to increase their effectiveness and in turn improve the defence of the territory, including aircraft, light vehicles, transport vehicles, cannons, and eventually tanks. In particular, Pz.IV G, Pz.III N and eventually StuG III G were sent, these were used in the 1st Armoured Division Black Shirts "M" formed in the same year, and divided into three companies, the first of which was equipped with 12 Pz.IV G. These Pz.IV G were the last examples to be produced, being immediately followed by production of the H and later J versions. The Italian Pz.IV G would not see combat because the division was still in training, and would eventually be recovered by the Germans, only to be captured by the Allies during the advance towards Germany.
-In the game the italian Pz.IV G will be added as a premium with the [[Update "Ixwa Strike"|"Ixwa Strike" update]], the vehicle is very balanced for all its stats, and the armament is capable of destroying any target at its level without any problems and also destroy it in one shot, thanks to the smoke grenades you can run away from the enemy, confuse it or do a tactical attack, its acceleration and speed also allow you to position yourself in places where you are sure to destroy enemies or capture points and defend them.
+Introduced in [[Update "Ixwa Strike"]], the Italian Pz.IV G has two particular differences compared to its German counterpart: added protection on the turret, and a longer cannon. The armament is capable of destroying any target at its level without any problems. Thanks to the smoke grenades you can run away from the enemy, confuse them or do a tactical attack. Its acceleration and speed also allow you to position yourself in places where you are sure to destroy enemies or capture points and defend them.
 == General info ==

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 During the advance of the Allies on Italian territory in 1943, Germany began to send different types of vehicles to Italy (RSI) to increase the effectiveness and in turn improve the defence of the territory, the vehicles were aircraft, light vehicles, transport vehicles, cannons and eventually tanks, of these tanks, the most particular ones were Pz. IV G, Pz.III N and eventually StuG III G, these were to be used in the 1st Armoured Division Black Shirts "M" formed in the same year, and divided into three companies, the first of which had Pz. IV G in 12 examples, in particular these Pz.IV G will be the last to be produced because later will come to the H version and later the J version do not get confused by the protection of the turret, the Italian Pz.IV G has two particular differences, the first added protection on the turret, the second a more elongated cannon, the Italian Pz.IV G will not fight because the division was still in training and because eventually will be recovered by the Germans only to be captured by the Allies during the advance towards Germany.
-In the game the Pz.IV G will be added as a premium with the [[Update "Ixwa Strike"|"Ixwa Strike" update]], the vehicle is very balanced for all its stats, and the armament is capable of destroying any target at its level without any problems and also destroy it in one shot, thanks to the smoke grenades you can run away from the enemy, confuse it or do a tactical attack, its acceleration and speed also allow you to position yourself in places where you are sure to destroy enemies or capture points and defend them.
+In the game the italian Pz.IV G will be added as a premium with the [[Update "Ixwa Strike"|"Ixwa Strike" update]], the vehicle is very balanced for all its stats, and the armament is capable of destroying any target at its level without any problems and also destroy it in one shot, thanks to the smoke grenades you can run away from the enemy, confuse it or do a tactical attack, its acceleration and speed also allow you to position yourself in places where you are sure to destroy enemies or capture points and defend them.
 == General info ==

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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Ixwa Strike"]]. It differs from the German Pz.IV G by its longer gun, protection in the turret and its curved radio antenna.
+During the advance of the Allies on Italian territory in 1943, Germany began to send different types of vehicles to Italy (RSI) to increase the effectiveness and in turn improve the defence of the territory, the vehicles were aircraft, light vehicles, transport vehicles, cannons and eventually tanks, of these tanks, the most particular ones were Pz. IV G, Pz.III N and eventually StuG III G, these were to be used in the 1st Armoured Division Black Shirts "M" formed in the same year, and divided into three companies, the first of which had Pz. IV G in 12 examples, in particular these Pz.IV G will be the last to be produced because later will come to the H version and later the J version do not get confused by the protection of the turret, the Italian Pz.IV G has two particular differences, the first added protection on the turret, the second a more elongated cannon, the Italian Pz.IV G will not fight because the division was still in training and because eventually will be recovered by the Germans only to be captured by the Allies during the advance towards Germany.
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=it_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_G Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 {{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}
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-{{main|KwK40 L43 (75 mm)}}
+{{main|KwK40 L48 (75 mm)}}
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-! colspan="5" | [[KwK40 L43 (75 mm)|75 mm KwK40 L43]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
+! colspan="5" | [[KwK40 L48 (75 mm)|75 mm KwK40 L48]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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 ! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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 * '''K.Gr.Rot Nb.''' - Smoke shell - Pack a few of these. They are useful to blind enemy vehicles that block your advance while being being too remote for you to disable.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:KwK40 L48 (75 mm)/Ammunition|PzGr 39, Hl.Gr 38B, PzGr 40, Sprgr. 34, K.Gr.Rot Nb.}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 * '''PzGr 39''' - Armour-Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap shell - Use this shell as your main ammunition type, as it has a good penetration power and deals the most damage upon penetration thanks to its explosive filler.
 * '''Hl.Gr. 38B''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank shell - it is recommended to completely avoid this kind of shell as its performance is vastly inferior in all aspects compared to APCBC or APCR ammo used by this tank.
-* '''PzGr 40''' - Armour-Piercing Composite Rigid shell - This type of ammo should be used when facing a heavily armoured enemy such as the Churchill VII and flanking is not an option. However, its post-penetration damage is much lower because it has no explosive filler to detonate after penetrating. Do not use the the PzGr 40 against sloped armour as APCR shells have extremely poor performance against angled armour.
+* '''PzGr 40''' - Armour-Piercing Composite Rigid shell - This type of ammo should be used when facing a heavily armoured enemy such as the Churchill VII and flanking is not an option. However, its post-penetration damage is much lower because it has no explosive filler to detonate after penetrating. Do not use the PzGr 40 against sloped armour as APCR shells have extremely poor performance against angled armour.
 * '''SprGr. 34''' - High Explosive shell - Carry only very few of these. They are useless against anything other than unarmoured AA vehicles, to which it is lethal.
 * '''K.Gr.Rot Nb.''' - Smoke shell - Pack a few of these. They are useful to blind enemy vehicles that block your advance while being being too remote for you to disable.
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 In terms of armaments, the Pz.IV G is armed with the KwK40 L/43, a great weapon which is able to deal with the majority of enemies it will face. The 75 mm KwK40 L/43 gun is still also good when up-tiered, and a monster when down-tiered. A solid hit on a target's front armour that's not sloped is very likely to penetrate.
-When playing as a sniper, the gameplay is fairly simple, find a good spot on a map, angle your tank, and wait for incoming enemies to get in your line of sight. Depending on what rounds you choose to bring, you have usually a high chance to either destroy an enemy tank or seriously injure their crew, which will hopefully give you enough time to finish them off. Although you wont need to research the engine upgrade module for the Pz.IV G, keep in mind that the mobility of the vehicle is not the best, however adequate enough to get you to where you need to be at a good pace. One of the downsides of this vehicle is mainly that it will struggle at times to penetrate heavier foes, generally speaking most of them have weakspots you can take advantage of, in which case, situational awareness is vital.
+When playing as a sniper, the gameplay is fairly simple, find a good spot on a map, angle your tank, and wait for incoming enemies to get in your line of sight. Depending on what rounds you choose to bring, you have usually a high chance to either destroy an enemy tank or seriously injure their crew, which will hopefully give you enough time to finish them off. Although you won't need to research the engine upgrade module for the Pz.IV G, keep in mind that the mobility of the vehicle is not the best, however adequate enough to get you to where you need to be at a good pace. One of the downsides of this vehicle is mainly that it will struggle at times to penetrate heavier foes, generally speaking most of them have weak spots you can take advantage of, in which case, situational awareness is vital.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 == Media ==
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-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Hard-hitting APCBC can easily knock out common foes (eg. [[T-34 (Family)|T-34]], [[M4A2]], [[Cromwell I]]) with 1 shot
+* Hard-hitting APCBC can easily knock out common foes
 * High muzzle velocity and gun accuracy allow long range engagements
 * Smoke charges deploy in 3 salvos, can conceal the tank 3 times
-* Thick 80mm frontal hull armour can neglect some shots when angling
+* Thick 80 mm frontal hull armour can neglect some shots when angling
 * Satisfactory forward speed allows it to keep up with most teammates' advance
-* Extra armoured skirt on the turret protects it from some HEAT and HE (eg. [[BT-42]], [[SU-122]])
+* Extra armoured skirt on the turret protects it from some HEAT and HE projectiles
-* -10° gun depression is helpful when fighting in mountaineous terrain
+* -10° gun depression is helpful when fighting in mountainous terrain
 '''Cons:'''

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Smoke charges deploy all at once in a wide arc
+* Hard-hitting APCBC can easily knock out common foes (eg. [[T-34 (Family)|T-34]], [[M4A2]], [[Cromwell I]]) with 1 shot
 * High muzzle velocity and gun accuracy allow long range engagements
-* Extra armour on the turret
+* Smoke charges deploy in 3 salvos, can conceal the tank 3 times
 '''Cons:'''
-* Crew compartment layout means a successful penetration will incapacitate if not knock out your crew in one shot
+* Cramped crew compartment means a penetration will incapacitate if not knock out your crew in one shot
-* Armour is thin all around
+* Poor frontal turret armour often gets penetrated in frontal engagements
 == History ==
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 ;Other Divison M vehicles
 * [[Pz.III N (Italy)]]
 * [[StuG III G (Italy)]]

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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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-| PzGr 39 || APCBC || 140 || 137 || 125 || 112 || 100 || 89
+| PzGr 39 || APCBC || 145 || 143 || 130 || 116 || 104 || 93
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 | Hl.Gr 38B || HEAT || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80 || 80
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-| PzGr 40 || APCR || 166 || 162 || 145 || 128 || 112 || 98
+| PzGr 40 || APCR || 182 || 177 || 159 || 140 || 122 || 107
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 | Sprgr. 34 || HE || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| PzGr 39 || APCBC || 750 || 6.8 || 1.2 || 14 || 28.9 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| PzGr 39 || APCBC || 770 || 6.8 || 1.2 || 14 || 28.9 || 48° || 63° || 71°
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 | Hl.Gr 38B || HEAT || 450 || 4.4 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 872.1 || 62° || 69° || 73°
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-| PzGr 40 || APCR || 930 || 4.1 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
+| PzGr 40 || APCR || 990 || 4.1 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
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 | Sprgr. 34 || HE || 550 || 5.74 || 0 || 0.1 || 686 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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 ! Ammunition
 ! Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! Screen radius<br>(m)
 ! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
 ! Screen hold time<br>(s)
-! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 |-
 | K.Gr.Rot Nb. || 540 || 6.2 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50

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 | about = medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 | usage = other versions
-| link = Pz.IV (Disambiguation)
+| link = Pz.IV (Family)
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