Their insane production cost and low speed means you won't be using them to encircle, plus their supply consumption is ludicrous. Heavy tanks are best suited for support, in my opinion. They are very effective together especially if you micromanage them. In most games (as Germany) I will have a stack of like 8-12 light tanks, then 8-12 mediums, which I group together. Light tanks are still very useful even in the late game for encircling, and exploiting gaps. I typically build as many light tank divisions as my country will allow prior to getting medium tanks-assuming industry is strong. Alternatively, 6 light tanks 4 motorized. The soft attack is pretty good, with decent breakthrough, though org is kinda low. Variations of medium tanks at 10/20 width are also effective.Īs far as light tanks go, bread and butter (imo): 4 light tanks, 2 light self-propelled artillery, 3 motorized.

The best use for this is probably Germany after capitulating France/uk once you have all of Europe at your disposal. Mechanized vs motorized is purely on how much excess production you have, as the bonus is slight. The production cost here is absolutely insane, so you can only field this with a major nation, or if you've really built up a small one.

Any combination really, but I like 4 medium self-propelled artillery, 8 mechanized/motorized and 6 medium tanks. Well the op old-but-gold is a 40 width medium tank division.

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