StuG IV

StuG IV is a tier 5 tank destroyer from Germany in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

StuG IV stats at a glance

The StuG IV has 376 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 38 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.7:1. This pronounced angling makes the StuG IV significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.8:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How StuG IV compares to its peers

There are 19 tier 5 tank destroyers in WoT, including the StuG IV. Its 376 HP places it in the top 94% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 401). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 17% for the class (peer average: 49mm). Top forward speed of 38 km/h is faster than 17% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• StuG IV vs 60G FT — tier 5 tank destroyer from China
• StuG IV vs Archer — tier 5 tank destroyer from UK
• StuG IV vs AT 2 — tier 5 tank destroyer from UK
• StuG IV vs Ho-Ni III — tier 5 tank destroyer from Japan
• See full tier 5 tank destroyer tier list — all 19 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In February 1943, at the suggestion of the Ministry of Armament, the Krupp company began trials of a new vehicle with the superstructure of the updated StuG III and the new suspension of the Pz.Kpfw. IV H and J. The first vehicles were produced by December 1943. Having canceled the production of the Pz. IV, the Krupp company focused their attention on the production of the new vehicles starting in January 1944. A total of 1,108 vehicles were manufactured, with 31 more converted from existing tanks.

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