Heavy Tanks

Heavy Tanks are large and heavily armoured vehicles designed to turn the tide on a battlefield through heavy force. Heavy armor and powerful cannons make each and every heavy tank a force with which to be reckoned with.

Heavy Tanks are generally slow, thick, and weigh a ton. The lightest weighs approximately 42 tons, roughly the size of the heaviest medium, while the heaviest heavy tank weighs an immense 190 tons. Heavy tank maximum speed ranges from 20 km/h to 50 km/h. A heavy tank's hull armor can be as thick as 200mm and the turret armor can reach thicknesses of almost 300mm. Only tank destroyers and artillery employ more powerful weapons.

Large size and lack of mobility generally prohibit a heavy tank from scouting. Heavy tanks are best utilized spearheading attacks or denying routes to an enemy attack force. Due to their poor speed, repositioning quickly is usually not an option and moving to defend a different flank or position is slow. Heavy tanks are often committed to a route after moving a distance. While a very formidable vehicle, heavy tanks are extremely vulnerable to artillery fire and fast vehicles that can outmaneuver their turrets. Therefore, it is essential that a heavy tank should move with support to protect them against multiple, smaller threats. Heavy tanks usually have slower turret-traverse speed than medium tanks.

Due to their heavy armor, finding weak points and using flanking shots are often needed to penetrate the armor of the heavy tank. Drivers of heavy tanks should learn their own weak points and find ways to protect them.