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 in at just under 67 tons ( E 50 Ausf. M.) The thickest armor on a medium tank is up to 177 mm on the front hull, or 240 mm on the turret. The fastest medium tank can reach speeds of 70 kph. Medium tanks can also equip quite powerful weapons, but are usually less powerful than heavy tanks, tank destroyers, and self propelled guns. At higher tiers, though (excluding tier 10), a majority of medium tanks will have to resort to either flanking tactics or weakspot-shooting to damage heavy tanks and most TD's.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 mobility of their counterparts, but instead, they have 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 its 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, or to move to support a weak front needing extra firepower.

Medium tanks in a supporting role usually hang back behind friendly heavy tanks or flank opposing tanks, forcing the enemy to show a weak point to either the medium or the main force. Some medium tanks have strong frontal turret armor that allows them to resort to hull-down tactics; however, the rest of their armor can usually be penetrated by tanks of the same tier and above. Two medium tanks working together can use this to great advantage against a single heavy tank, with one tank hiding in cover drawing the enemy tank's fire and attention while the second medium engages the target's flank.

If forced to engage a heavy tank on its own, a medium tank can either circle an enemy tank if it moves faster than the target's turret, or make use of cover and spot the target for the friendly artillery. Overall, they are very important to a team's fighting force and shouldn't be underestimated.

Medium tanks appear as green or red rhombuses with a forward-slash on the mini-map and over target marker.

American

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  T2 Medium Tank







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  Convert. Medium Tank T3 







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  M2 Medium Tank







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  T6 Medium







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  M3 Lee







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  M4 Improved 







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  M4A2E4 Sherman 







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  M4A1 Sherman







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  Ram II 







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  M4A3E8 Fury 







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  M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII 







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  M4A3E8 Sherman







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  M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo







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  T26E3 Eagle 7 







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  T20







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  T23E3 







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  T25 Pilot Number 1 







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  TL-1 LPC 







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  T42 







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  ASTRON Rex 105 mm 







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  AMBT 







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  M46 Patton KR 







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  M26 Pershing







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  T26E4 SuperPershing 







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  T69







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  T95E2 







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  M46 Patton







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  M48A5 Patton







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  M60 







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  T95E6 

British

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  Vickers Medium Mk. I







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  Vickers Medium Mk. II







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  Vickers Medium Mk. III







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  Matilda







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  Matilda LVT 







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  Grant







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  AC 1 Sentinel 







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  Cavalier







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  Valiant 







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  Sherman III







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  Matilda Black Prince 







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  Sherman Firefly







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  Cromwell







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  AC 4 Experimental 







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  Cromwell B 







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  Sherman VC Firefly 







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  Comet







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  Centurion Mk. I







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  FV4202 







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  Chieftain/T95 







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  Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC 







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  Chimera 







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  Cobra 







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  Centurion Mk. 7/1







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  Centurion Action X

German

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  Großtraktor - Krupp 







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  Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A







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  Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) 







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  Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J







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  Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D







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  VK 20.01 (D)







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  Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. K 







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  Turán III prototípus 







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  Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou 







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  Pz.Kpfw. III/IV







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  Pz.Kpfw. IV hydrostat. 







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  Pz.Kpfw. V/IV 







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  Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Alpha 







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  Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H







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  Pz.Kpfw. T 25 







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  VK 30.01 (H)







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  Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm 







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  VK 30.01 (D)







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  VK 30.02 (M)







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  Panther/M10 







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  Panther







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  VK 30.02 (D)







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  Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 







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  Panzer 58 







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  Schwarzpanzer 58 







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  Panzer 58 Mutz 







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  M48A2 Räumpanzer 







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  Kampfpanzer 07 RH 







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  Indien-Panzer







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  Panther II







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  E 50







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  T 55A 







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  Kampfpanzer 50 t 







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  Kunze Panzer 







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  Leopard Prototyp A







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  E 50 Ausf. M







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  Leopard 1

French

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  D2







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  Somua S35







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  SARL 42







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  Renault G1







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  Bretagne Panther 







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  M4A1 FL 10 







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  Bat.-Châtillon Bourrasque 







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  AltProto AMX 30 







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  Lorraine 40 t 







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  AMX Chasseur de chars 







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  M4A1 Revalorisé 







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  AMX 30 1er prototipo







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  Char Futur 4 







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  Bat.-Châtillon 25 t AP







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  Bat.-Châtillon 25 t







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  AMX 30 B

Soviet

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  T-29 







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  A-32 







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  T-28E with F-30 







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  T-34 con L-11 







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  T-28







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  Matilda IV 







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  T-34 shielded 







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  M4-85 







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  T-34







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  A-43







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  T-34-85M 







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  T-34-85 Rudy 







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  M4-A2 Sherman de Loza 







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  T-34-85







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  A-44







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  KV-13







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  T-43







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  T-44-122 







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  Object 416







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  T-54 first prototype 







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  T-44-100 Igrovoy 







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  T-44-100 (R)







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  STG 







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  STG Guard 







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  Object 274a 







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  T-44







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  Object 430 Version II







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  Object 430







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  T-54







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  Object 140







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  Object 907 







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  T-22 medium 







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  K-91







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  Object 430U







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  T-62A

Chinese

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  Type T-34







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  Type 58







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  T-34-1







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  Type 59 







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  T-34-2







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  T-34-3 







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  59-Patton 







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  122 TM 







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  Type 59 G 







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  WZ-120







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  121







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  121B 

Japanese

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  Chi-Ni







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  Type 89 I-Go/Chi-Ro







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  Type 1 Chi-He







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  Type 3 Chi-Nu







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  Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai 







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  Type 4 Chi-To







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  Type 5 Chi-Ri







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  STA-1







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  STA-2 







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  Type 61







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  STB-1