Medium tanks

Medium tanks (also known as: Mid-heavy tanks) describes a certain class of armored vehicles called tanks which were introduced in World War I to support infantry in combat. In World War II, when the Axis forces started to build their own tanks, too, Germany, the United States and many other nations started to introduce classifications and sub-classifications in tanks. The categorization by heavyness in armor and armament was the base of German Blitzkrieg tactics and Russian offensive strategy.

Usage
Medium tanks should be used to capture villages, larger cities and to destroy enemy light combat vehicles because of their high mobility and stronger firepower. Their armor can resist against light AT guns and most light tanks. They are not that heavily armed and armored as most heavy tanks, but they are much cheaper to produce.

Categories
As it is done with other tank classifications, medium tanks can be categorized by their concept, construction and usage which allows these three norms:
 * Medium combat tanks
 * Medium tank hunters
 * Medium flaming tanks
 * Medium tank destroyers
 * Medium SPGs
 * Medium AA tanks

The high spectrum of medium tank categories results from the high usability bacause of their balanced advantages and disadvantages.