Heavy tank

Heavy tanks are tanks with high-calibre weapons and good armour and hitpoints. They are hard to move as much as they are hard to destroy. Examples include the IS-series of the Soviets, and the French B1.

• Extremely slow unit with lots of armour, and extremely hard to kill
• The old Mk VIII Liberty doesn't do a great deal of damage, but further upgrades are capable of added damage against all other vehicles, except self-propelled guns.
• Strong attack with a minimum range against a variety of units, but very weak to self-propelled guns and commandos - self-propelled guns are best used against heavy vehicles, while commandos can use the heavy tank's minimum range to great effect.
• All tanks of the equivalent of Char B1 and above have in addition to an armour-piercing attack, the ability to deal spalsh damage and attack ground.

Unique heavy tank units

As a general rule, only the 7 major powers are capable of building these monsters.

Industrial

• Mk VIII Liberty -  Available to France, Britain, America and Russia; outclassed by medium tanks later on. Think of this as a movable tower.

Mk VIII Liberty
	Slow and cumbersome, better known for its immense amount of hitpoints rather than firepower. Strong against: most targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Move speed
	Slow	Rather high	Low	Medium	Medium	Rather slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		2		Laughable	Medium	Attack bonus against cavalry and vehicles Poor mobility and low turn speed

• A7V- slower and more cumbersome than Liberty, but has immense amount of HP. Is still just as pathetic if attacked by aircraft and artillery.

A7V
	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
	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		2		Laughable	Medium	Attack bonus against cavalry and vehicles Poor mobility and low turn speed

Mass Manufactiring

Char B1
	Slow and cumbersome, better known for its immense amount of hitpoints rather than firepower. Has added attack versus mechanical units, but has an increased minimum range. Strong against: most targets Weak against: all aircraft, bombard-based attacks
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Move speed
[3]	Slow	Rather high	Low	Medium	Medium	Rather slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		2		Reasonable	Medium	Attack bonus against cavalry and vehicles Poor mobility and low turn speed

• A7V- slower and more cumbersome than Liberty, but has immense amount of HP. Is still just as pathetic if attacked by aircraft and artillery.

T-28
	Heavy tank which sacrifices armour for added mobility. Strong against: infantry and light vehicles Weak against: other tanks, all aircraft
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Movement speed
Mechanisation Armoured Corps Doctrine	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		2		Trifling	Medium	Attack bonus against cavalry and vehicles Poor mobility and low turn speed

Electronics

• Panther

Panther
	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 Factions: Britain
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Movement speed
	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		2		High	Medium	Barracks

• A22 Churchill

A22 Churchill
	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 Factions: Britain
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Movement speed
	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		2		High	Medium	Barracks

Synthetics

Tiger I
	Unique German heavy tank, meant to defend against other armoured units. Very powerful, but slow and easily destroyed by dedicated antitank weapons. 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
	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
: 140 : 130	: 3 : 2	1		High	Medium	Barracks

KV-1
	Powerful Soviet heavy tank, meant to defend against other armoured units. One of the more powerful heavy weapons of Age of Darkness which sacrifices rate of fire for superior damage, mobility and survivability. 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
	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		1		High	Medium	Lower recharge rate than other heavy tanks.

• • KV-8 flamer
• Chi-to (Japan)
• Pershing

Atomic

Tiger II
	Penultimate German unique heavy tank unit. Is less mobile than Tiger I, but substantially more formidable. 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
[6]	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
: 140 : 130	: 3 : 2	1		High	Medium	Barracks

M26 Pershing
	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 Factions: Britain
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Movement speed
[6]	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		1		High	Medium	Barracks

ARL 44
	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
[6]	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		1		High	Medium	Barracks

IS-2
	Powerful Soviet heavy tank meant to be an upgrade of KV-1. Possibly the strongest heavy tank of the game but for its poor rate of fire. 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
[6]	Slow	High	Low	Low	Medium	Slow
Cost			Created from	Armour	Range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
		1		High	Medium	Lower recharge rate than other heavy tanks.

• Chi-ri (Japan)