Medium Tanks

Medium Tanks are reasonably agile multi-purpose tanks which are able to take on many roles such as scouts, support, or even front-line tanks.

Medium tanks are extremely varied in their design and capabilities. The heaviest medium tank weighs at under 50 tons. The thickest armor on a medium tank is up to 120 mm (or even 200 mm on the turret.) The fastest medium tank can reach the speed of 60 km/h. Medium tanks can also equip quite powerful weapons, but are usually less powerful than heavy tanks, tank destroyers, and artillery. While a majority of medium tanks are effective due to their speed and maneuverability, some medium tanks are designed for more of a support role. These mediums may lack the speed and turning capability of their counter-parts, but instead load better armor and weapons to provide an effective mobile fire-support platform.

Medium tanks are effective scouts when light tanks are unavailable and excel at destroying enemy scouts, particularly light tanks. The larger size of the medium tank weakens the tank's role as a scout when compared to light tanks. However, they are still generally mobile enough to exploit weak points in an enemy's defense for an opportunity to locate and destroy enemy artillery. That same mobility provides the medium tank an excellent ability to relocate, either to flank an enemy force already engaged, to hide, or to move to support a weak front that needs extra firepower.