Light tanks

Light tanks is a classification of armored fight vehicles used in World War II against enemy infantry, aircraft, fortifications and light vehicles. This was the fist tank class which consists of lightly armored-and armed cars using tracks instead of weels. This gives them a much better cross-country mobility, but reduces the driving speed and advances the oil consumption enormously. Prewar tank concepts and running productions were replaced by medium tanks during war. That was the result of the high development advance of anti-tank weapons such as the invention and improvment of AT rifles and AT guns.

In game
In Men of War, light tanks are great weapons against almost any light vehicle and infantry if supported by AT weapons, ie. AT rifles squads, AT guns or Bazooka infantry. However, their high vulnerability to medium tanks and any AT weapons mark their limits well enough, as their cost is not that far away from that of a medium tank. Light tanks are helpful for infantry support or as an escort of artillery units. In late game, their weaknesses dominate on the battlefield and from that time on, they are only cannon fodder for enemy medium and heavy tanks.