SD:Bef. Panzer IV H

 is a German Tank unit. The Panzer IV series represented Nazi-Germany's mainstay medium tank line in the Second World War, seeing service on all fronts. It was the second most-produced German armoured fighting vehicle, the first place occupied by the Stug assault gun. The Panzer IV H is the culmination of years of hard-won experience and the result of continuous upgrading of its armour, gun, engine and other parts. It sports an incredibly powerful gun for its cost, but its armour is rather lacking and the tank can be penetrated by most forms of Allied anti-tank weaponry.

The Befehlspanzer IV H is a command tank outfitted with communication equipment. It provides a leadership boost to nearby units, giving them veterancy and increasing their combat capacities.

Overview
Each Panzer Division should be equipped with a Panzer IV Abteilungen along with a Panther Abteilungen.

116. Panzer's Panzer IV was the II./Panzer Regiment 16

12. SS-Panzer's Panzer IV served in the II./ SS Panzer Regiment 12

21. Panzer's Panzer Regiment 100 which was renamed to Panzer Regiment 22 was equipped with Panzer IV

Panzer-Lehr's II./Panzer-Lehr-Regiment 130 were equipped with Panzer IV.

Strategy
The Bef. Panzer IV H is basically a panzer IV H with a leadership ability, retaining all stats. Command tanks usually possess good veterancy, making the Bef. Panzer IV H a good investment in most battlegroup compositions. They are available in fewer numbers than normal Panzer IV H's, but in reality it doesn't happen often that a player fields all his tanks in a fight due to income restraints.

The Bef. Panzer IV H is a rather squishy yet hard-hitting command tank. It can be employed as a regular Panzer IV H (see strategy section Panzer IV H), but the player could also take full advantage of its leadership ability and use it in concert with other supporting units.