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04/06/2019

What is considered a medium tank?

What is considered a medium tank?

A medium tank is a classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light tanks and the armour and armament oriented heavy tanks. Many of the medium tank lines became what are called main battle tanks in most countries.

What is the best medium tank in World of tanks?

Somua S35. Our small baguette friend with good firepower, armor protection, and mobility. It is one of the best tanks for its tier. Its armor can face lots of enemy shells with ease.

How much is medium tank?

M4 Sherman

Medium Tank, M4
Unit cost $44,556–64,455 in 1945 dollars, depending upon variant ($607,861–879,336 in 2017 dollars)
Produced September 1941 (prototype) February 1942 – July 1945
No. built 49,234, excluding prototype
Variants See U.S. variants and foreign variants

When was the first medium tank made?

Initially developed to replace the M3 “Grant/Lee” medium tank, the first Shermans were manufactured in 1942 and some early productions examples saw combat in North Africa in 1943.

How do you classify tanks?

  1. Light tank.
  2. Medium tank.
  3. Heavy tank.
  4. Super-heavy tank.
  5. Cruiser tank.
  6. Infantry tank.
  7. Main battle tank.
  8. Tank destroyer.

What classifies a heavy tank?

Heavy tank is a term used to define a class of tanks produced from World War I through the end of the Cold War. These tanks generally sacrificed mobility and maneuverability for better armour protection and equal or greater firepower than tanks of lighter classes.

When was first tank invented?

On September 6, 1915, a prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from an overnight success. It weighed 14 tons, got stuck in trenches and crawled over rough terrain at only two miles per hour.

Where did the T2 Medium Tank come from?

The T2 Medium Tank was an American design that replaced three prototype medium tank designs started in the 1920s for an experiment conducted by the United States Army. The T2 tank never saw combat nor left prototype stages and due to lack of funds was not mass-produced with only one built in 1930 by Rock Island Arsenal.

Which is better T2 Medium or M2 Light Tank?

The T2 Medium Tank has one advantage over the M2 Light Tank: The 37mm Browning Semiautomatic Gun. However, compared to the M-5 37mm Gun, it has slightly less penetration and slightly less accuracy, so which you choose depends on your play style.

What kind of gun does a T1 medium tank have?

The T1 Medium Tank, which weighed almost 20 tons, had either a 2.24 inch (57mm) main gun or a 2.95 inch (75mm) main gun, as well as two 0.3 inch (7.62mm) machine guns. The final model of the T1 series was the T1E2, which had a 2.24 inch gun.