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Originally Posted by FM_Von_Manstein
Panzer IV Ausf F2/G had 50mm armor, H had 80. The 2 Pounder was perfectly capable of taking it out. But it rarely got the chance. The 2 Pounder saw most of its action in NA. Rommel never allowed his tanks to charge head on, his Panzer IV Ausf Es would always lob 75mm HE shells at the British guns before advancing. But the 2 Pounder still could destroy most German tanks of the time with ease if they were under 500m.
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Some sources say 50% of the Panzer IV G versions got some aditional 30mm aplique armor wielded on it.
Like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_IV
During its production run from May 1942 to June 1943, the Panzer IV Ausf. G went through further modifications, including another armor upgrade. Given that the tank was reaching its viable limit, to avoid a corresponding weight increase, the appliqué 20-millimetre (0.79 in) steel plates were removed from its side armor, which instead had its base thickness increased to 30 millimetres (1.18 in). The weight saved was transferred to the front, which saw a 30-millimetre (1.18 in) face-hardened appliqué steel plate welded (later bolted) to the glacis—in total, frontal armor was now 80 mm (3.15 in) thick.[27] This decision to increase frontal armor was favorably received according to troop reports on November 8, 1942, despite technical problems of driving system due to added weight. At this point, it was decided that 50% of Panzer IV productions would be fitted with 30 mm thick additional armor plates. Subsequently on January 5, 1943, Hitler decided to make all Panzer IV to have 80 mm frontal armor.
I cant tell how accurate Wiki is though. So everything should be considered with care.
Panzerkampfwagen IV
The during the production in June of 1943, the front armor was increased from 50mm with additional 30mm plate to basic 80mm on the front hull and superstructure.
It doesnt mention explicit the Ausf G. Just that around 1943 the Panzers received aditional 30mm armor to their 50mm base armor. I only "asume" here that this might as well have been done to any F2 or G variations that havnt received a update to the H. Probably done most of the time in the field.
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf G
From June 1942 an extra 30mm of armour was added to the front of the superstructure and hull of sixteen tanks per month, and from December 1942 that extra protection was installed on half of the total protection.
It mentions again that not all Panzer G received aditional armor.