Editing Jagdpanzer IV (section)

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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = ''Jagdpanzer'' IV
| image              = Panzermuseum Munster 2010 0449.JPG
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = ''Jagdpanzer'' IV (''Sd.Kfz.162'') with 7.5 cm Pak 39 L/48 at the ''[[German Tank Museum|Deutsches Panzermuseum]]''
| origin             = [[Nazi Germany]]
| type               = [[Self-propelled anti-tank gun]]
| is_vehicle         = yes
| production_date    = December 1943 – April 1945
| number             = About 2,000<!-- sum of all cited in Variants section -->
| spec_label         = Panzer IV/70(V)<ref name=ap>{{citation |title=Jagdpanzer IV and IV/70 |work=Achtung Panzer! |url=http://www.achtungpanzer.com/jagdpanzer-iv-sd-kfz-162-75mm-l48-1944.htm |access-date=2011-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721025611/http://www.achtungpanzer.com/jagdpanzer-iv-sd-kfz-162-75mm-l48-1944.htm |archive-date=2009-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| crew               = 4 (driver, commander, gunner, loader)
| length             = {{convert|8.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| width              = {{convert|3.17|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height             = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight             = {{convert|25.8|t|ST LT|lk=on}}
| armour             = {{convert|10|-|80|mm|abbr=on}}
| primary_armament   = 1× [[7.5 cm Pak 42 L/70]]<br /> 55-60 rounds
| secondary_armament = 1× [[7,92x57 mm|7.92 mm]] [[MG 42|''Maschinengewehr'' 42]]<br /> 1,200 rounds
| engine             = [[List of WWII Maybach engines|Maybach HL120 TRM]]
| engine_power       = 300 PS (296 hp, 221 kW)
| suspension         = Leaf springs
| speed              = {{convert|35|km/h|abbr=on}} on road
| pw_ratio           = 11.6 PS (8.6 kW) / tonne
| vehicle_range      = Road: <br />{{convert|210|km|mi|abbr=on}} <br /> Cross-country: <br /> {{convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}}
}}

The '''''Jagdpanzer'' IV''' / '''Sd.Kfz. 162''', was a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[tank destroyer]] based on the [[Panzer IV]] chassis and built in three main variants. As one of the [[casemate]]-style turretless [[Jagdpanzer]] (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it was developed against the wishes of [[Heinz Guderian]], the inspector general of the ''Panzertruppen'', as a replacement for the {{Lang|de|[[Sturmgeschütz III]]}} (''StuG'' III). Guderian objected against the (in his eyes) needless diversion of resources from Panzer IV tank production, as the StuG III was still more than adequate for its role.

Officially, only the L/48-armed vehicle was named Jagdpanzer IV. The L/70-armed vehicle was named Panzer IV/70. In this article, both versions are referred to in general as Jagdpanzer IV, except in the variants and surviving vehicles section.