Why NO sloped Panzer IV?

Play War Thunder for free and get a nice bonus pack with vehicles, premium time and more: https://playwt.link/militaryhistoryvi... Check out War Thunder’s new mobile version on iOS and Android: https://wtm.game/militaryhistoryvisua... Why didn't the Germans upgrade their Panzer IV to have a sloped frontal armor? There were actually plans for this, the original Panzer IV Ausführung H, the question is why was it cancelled? What were the reasons. DISCLOSURE A: This video was sponsored by War Thunder. DISCLOSURE D: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 & 2025.    / daspanzermuseum   »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) -   / mhv   » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership -    / @militaryhistoryvisualized   »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military... »» SOURCES «« Jentz, Thomas L./Doyle, Hilary Louis: Panzer Tracts No.20-1: Paper Panzers. Panzerkampfwagen, Sturmgeschuetz, and Jagdpanzer, Panzer Tracts: Boyds, Maryland, USA, 2001 (Panzer tracts / created by Thomas L. Jentz and Hilary Louis Doyle 20–1). Panzer Tracts 4. Samsonov, Peter: Designing the T-34: Genesis of the Revolutionary Soviet Tank, 1st ed, Gallantry Books: Horncastle, UK, 2019. Hunnicutt, Richard Pearce: Sherman: A History of the American Medium Tank., ECHO POINT Books & MEDIA: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, 2015. Zaloga, Steven: Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II, Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, 2008. https://t34inform.ru/doc/sp_T-34_T-34... 00:00 Intro 00:11 Feature Creep 01:13 But we want more Panzer & good enough 02:40 Panzer IV was a Dead End 03:06 War Thunder 04:27 Timelines: Pz IV vs T-34 vs M4 Sherman 08:16 Mass Production 09:03 Meow? Panther 11:09 Summary 12:00 War Thunder #panzer4 #panzeriv #why #slopedarmor #warthunder #ww2 #germanarmy