They are heavily armoured so don't suffer much soft attack, durable in combat and do a lot of damage. I got tigers around 1941 with a 50% speed research bonus, even though it still had an ahead of time penalty attached. I just finished my campaign as Germany, defeating everyone in the world.Įarly on (1939-1941) I used light tanks, until I could build Tigers and King Tigers. Put a signal company in the 5th slot unless you have low manpower (hospital) or supply (logistics). The medium tank doesn't have the speed of the light tank, or hard attack and armor of the heavy tank, but when coupled with mechanized infantry and SPA will win more than it loses.Īs far as templates, with no SPA, 8 armor (fully upgraded guns at a minimum, reliability no more than 70% with maintence II support), 2 motorized, engineer, ranger, support artillery, and maintenance company. If you can't build the heavy tank, the SPAT units can give you the hard attack, but lack the high armor. A heavy tank division with foot infantry can do wonders too. Coupled with motorized infantry the light tank division is the fastest combat unit available, packs a sustained punch.Īn infantry division with a couple heavy tank battalions can punch a hole in the front lines for the light tank division to charge through. But the variants, SPAA, SPAT, and SPA, especially when the weapon is fully upgraded are great for adding to your Light tank II divisions, and even your medium I divisions. Light tank I is basically an armored machine gun. When making an armor division, don't mix the three if speed is important.

Light tanks are faster than medium tanks, which are faster than heavy tanks.

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