The Panzerbefehlswagen IV Ausführung J (Pz.Bef.Wg.IV J) (Sd.Kfz. index: Sd.Kfz. 161/2) was a special command version of the Panzer IV J, produced after March 1944. This variant had a number of modifications, including new Fu 8 (medium-wave receiver) and Fu 5 (ultra-short-wave receiver) radio systems, a GG400 auxiliary power generator, as well as a T.S.R.1 observation periscope and an SF14Z scissor periscope. The SF14Z could be installed inside the cupola, where the commander could see the battlefield through the open hatch, while the T.S.R.1 was a long stick periscope located on the turret roof near the commander’s cupola that could be extended via a pivoting support. A Sternantenne D (star aerial) for the Fu 8 was installed on the rear of the hull, while the conventional 2-metre antenna for the Fu 5 was installed on the roof of the turret in place of the Nahverteidigungswaffe grenade launcher. Only 17 Pz.Bef.Wg.IV J tanks were manufactured from scratch, while the remaining 88 were modified from pre-existing Panzer IV J tanks. To compensate for the Panzer IV J’s missing 5 mm Schürzen side skirts, steel meshes known as Thoma-Schürzen were fitted in their place.

Introduced in Update 1.43, the Pz.Bef.Wg.IV J variant is a special modification of the original Panzer IV J variant, but plays very similarly to it. In particular, the original single-speed electric power drive of earlier variants for the turret traverse remains unavailable, and the turret must be hand-cranked using a two-gear manual traverse, limiting the player's ability to react in close-quarters situations. While the steel meshes may protect the player from the occasional early HEAT ammunition, particularly from the M4A3 (105) at specific angles, they should not be relied upon when exchanging fire with adversaries.