Light tank

Age of Darkness	The Vietnam War

Light tanks are fast and speedy armoured vehicles. Their speed and their armament allows them to take out various weaker targets, but remain easily slaughtered by antitank units and dedicated aircraft. Not as fast as tankettes or armoured cars, but can be used to defend against the same. A special breed of light tank, the cruiser tank, is capable of attacking while moving. Mainstream light tank units Industrial Era Renault FT-17 Slow, poorly armoured and armed for a tank, but nonetheless very hardy and cheap to produce, making it highly useful for suppressing rifle infantry and machine guns, and defending against early armoured cars. Strong against: most land targets, especially light infantry and vehicles Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 50 : 40 : 3 : 2 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Mass Manufacturing Era Vickers 6-Ton Slower than armoured cars, but fairly mobile and armoured enough, making it ideal for attacking entrenched units and fortifications. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry          Mechanisation Era R-35 Slow, poorly armoured and armed for a tank, but nonetheless very hardy and cheap to produce, and ideal for defending infantry and cavalry against light vehicles. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Unique light tank units Mass Manufacturing Strv m/21-29 Slower than armoured cars, but fairly mobile and armoured enough, making it ideal for attacking entrenched units and fortifications. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry VA Mk VI light tank VA Mk IV SPAD V6T (the FT-17 and V6T are the most common tanks, and may appear in scenarios involving barbarians) A4 Trubia A4 Trubia Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Mechanisation Era Panzer I Unique light tank unit for Germany, armed with twin-barreled machine gun Strong against: most land targets Weak against: medium tanks, light artillery, aircraft Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed  [3] Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 100 : 80 : 3 : 2 1 High Medium Anti-infantry A4 Trubia Panzer II "Luchs" German unique upgrade for Panzer I light tank, armed with low-calibre cannon. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: medium tanks, light artillery, aircraft Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed  [3] Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 100 : 80 : 3 : 2 1 High Medium Anti-infantry T-26 KhT-26 7TP Unique upgrade of Renault FT-17 for Poland which prvilleges mobility and affordability at the expense of tactica strength. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry T-26 T-26 Upgrade of Vickers 6 Ton light tank for Turkey and Soviet Union. Slow, but very resistant to machine gun fire, and doesn't take a long time to research. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry   VA Mk VI Unique British upgrade of Carden-Loyd tankette. Cheap to produce, but somewhat inferior to other light tank classes. Strong against: light infantry and vehicles, machine guns. Weak against: tanks and aircraft Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Doesn't require Armored Corps Doctrine to be built. A4 Trubia KhT-26 AA Mk I [[]] Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Strv m/41 Slow, poorly armoured and armed for a tank, but nonetheless very hardy and cheap to produce. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry     Tractor Tank Cheap "garbage" unit. Slower than armoured truck, but has a low-calibre, AT gun. Strong against: infantry Weak against: vehicles, artillery, aircraft Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed  [3] Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 100 : 80 : 3 : 2 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Electronics Era M3 Stuart M3 Satan Synthetics Era M13/40 Mainstream cruiser tank units Unique light cruiser tank units Mass Manufacturing Mechanisation Era A4 Trubia A4 Trubia Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry [http://missing Tetrarch] Tetrarch Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Ha-Go Type 95 "Ha-Go" Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Electronics Crusader Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed [3] Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 110 : 100 : 7 : 10 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Crusader SPAD Strv L/60 Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Synthetics M14/41 Unique Italian cavalry tank. Somewhat weak and deficient, but very cheap to build and produce. Strong against: light infantry, machine guns. Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry A27M Cromwell Slower and more cumbersome than Mk VIII Liberty, but has more HP. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed [3] Slow High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 100 : 130 : 10 : 6 1 High Medium Attack bonus against cavalry and vehicles Poor mobility and low turn speed Atomic Era A34 Comet Unique British light tank, with an emphasis on speed and flexibility. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed [3] Slow High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 100 : 130 : 10 : 6 1 High Medium Attack bonus against cavalry and vehicles Poor mobility and low turn speed M24 Chaffee Upgrade of StrvM/41 for Oslo Group and Hungary. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry   Tankette While not as powerful as normal light tanks, tankettes tend to be cheaper and have the advantage of being capable of being assembled without requiring Armoured Corps Doctrine. Some factions such as Italy and Japan do not require a Heavy Engineering Depot to build them, making it easier to create an armoured force to crush your foes before they can create proper tanks to finish you off. Tankettes are useful, especially in countering armoured cars and suppressing machine guns. Turretted tankettes like cruiser tanks are capable of attacking while moving. Mass Manufacturing Carden-Loyd tankette (very popular, almost all barbarian factions have them) File:Tankette icon.png Carden-Loyd tankette Slower than armoured cars, but fairly mobile and armoured enough, making it ideal for attacking entrenched units and fortifications. Strong against: infantry, especially machine guns. Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 60 : 5 1 High Medium Anti-infantry. British Carden-Loyd is eventually consumed by Mk VI Light Tank.     Carden-Loyd tankette (very popular, almost all barbarian factions have them) TK-3 Unique Polish upgrade for Carden-Loyd. Is faster, sturdier and armed with a 20mm gun, allowing it the ability to suppress both infantry and light vehicles alike. Strong against: infantry and light vehicles. Weak against:tanks. Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 60 : 5 1 High Medium Anti-infantry Mechanisation Era CTLS (very popular, almost all barbarian factions have them) File:Tankette icon.png CTLS Upgrade of Carden-Loyd tankette. Cheap but weak tankette unit, ideal nevertheless for massing mobile power whereso needed. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 60 : 5 1 High Medium Anti-infantry. British Carden-Loyd is eventually consumed by Mk VI Light Tank. Carro L3/35 Upgrade of Carden-Loyd tankette. Cheap but weak tankette unit, ideal nevertheless for massing mobile power whereso needed. Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 Foundry High Medium Anti-infantry L3/LF flamer T-27 Unique tankette upgrade of Carden Loyd tankette for Russia. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 Foundry High Medium Anti-infantry Type 94 "Te-Ke" Upgrade of Renault Ft-17. Slightly more mobile, cheap but costly to research and develop Strong against: most land targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks, medium tanks and heavy tanks Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement speed Medium High Low Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop 1 High Medium Anti-infantry H35 L6/40 - cruiser Electronics Era T-60 - cruiser Synthetics Era T-70 - cruiser