Light tanks are ideal for encircling Soviet troops, while the medium tanks are more of your heavy lifters. Light tanks might not be as powerful as mediums or heavies, but they're still decent and are great for supporting motorized infantry in fast maneuvers. They could've killed communism and the allies could've killed fascism after that. If the kraits had stuck to building Panzer 2s or Leopards they could've sweep the soviets to the Urals like they pushed the French. By ruducing their production to create tigers the soviets were able to put produce them. Arguably the German militaries biggest strength. The Germans focus on the tigers is what killed the blitz Kreig. Originally posted by Vladimir Putin:I just finished my campaign as Germany, defeating everyone in the world. Once you conquer Soviet Union, manufacturing Tiger Tanks won't be a problem - you'll have plenty of factories, oil fields in Middle-East and you can trade with Turkey for the other materials needed for construction. Settling for medium or light tanks when the Germans were historically well known for the power of the tiger tanks is a mistake to me. Part of the mobile warfare doctrine also gives tanks a lot higher organisation and breakthrough if you choose. With the right theorist (division speed +10%) and other military high commanders who give speed bonuses (Erwin Rommel grants +10% speed for armoured divisions), heavy tanks can be quite fast. They are heavily armoured so don't suffer much soft attack, durable in combat and do a lot of damage. I got tigers around 1941 with a 50% speed research bonus, even though it still had an ahead of time penalty attached. I just finished my campaign as Germany, defeating everyone in the world.Д®arly on (1939-1941) I used light tanks, until I could build Tigers and King Tigers. Put a signal company in the 5th slot unless you have low manpower (hospital) or supply (logistics). The medium tank doesn't have the speed of the light tank, or hard attack and armor of the heavy tank, but when coupled with mechanized infantry and SPA will win more than it loses.ДЄs far as templates, with no SPA, 8 armor (fully upgraded guns at a minimum, reliability no more than 70% with maintence II support), 2 motorized, engineer, ranger, support artillery, and maintenance company. If you can't build the heavy tank, the SPAT units can give you the hard attack, but lack the high armor. A heavy tank division with foot infantry can do wonders too. Coupled with motorized infantry the light tank division is the fastest combat unit available, packs a sustained punch.ДЄn infantry division with a couple heavy tank battalions can punch a hole in the front lines for the light tank division to charge through. But the variants, SPAA, SPAT, and SPA, especially when the weapon is fully upgraded are great for adding to your Light tank II divisions, and even your medium I divisions. Light tank I is basically an armored machine gun. When making an armor division, don't mix the three if speed is important. Light tanks are faster than medium tanks, which are faster than heavy tanks.

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