Tank classification is a taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of tanks. The classification by role was used primarily during...

A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower...

A medium tank is a classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II, which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light...

T29 Heavy Tank Classification by relative size was common, as this also tended to influence the tanks' role. Light tanks are smaller tanks with thinner...

A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in...

Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in...

The cruiser tank (sometimes called cavalry tank or fast tank) was a British tank concept of the interwar period for tanks designed as modernised armoured...

A super-heavy tank or super heavy tank is any tank that is notably beyond the standard of the class heavy tank in either size or weight relative to contemporary...

A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner...

in tank design, the first American tanks to see service were copies of French light tanks and a joint heavy tank design with the United Kingdom. In the...