The Assault Tank is a heavy unit from the Contemporary Era. It is trained in a Assault Tank Factory. Two of them can also be received from the side quest Mad Ideas.
Compared to the Universal Tank of the previous age, the Assault Tank improves it by 25 attack and 15 defense points whilst movement and range is kept the same. The attack bonus is increased by 5 points, and bonuses against ranged units stay the same whereas bonuses against fast units are halved. It also gains a new skill called Reactive Armor (Cannot take more than 4 damage per attack).
Usage[]
The Assault Tank’s new Reactive Armor ability is usually less useful to you than to the AI, due to the fact that if you are taking 4 hit points of damage per attack, your chances of winning the fight are very limited. Other than their new ability, the Assault Tank remains very useful against ranged units, but they are less effective against fast units, however, and their defense is also quite modest in the Contemporary Era. With the decreased bonuses light and artillery have against heavy units (in the Contemporary Era), they are not as vulnerable as well. The Champion may be a better option in attacking armies due to their marginally higher defense.
Meanwhile for the enemy, you will have a very hard time trying to effectively kill enemy Assault Tanks due to the fact that they cannot be two hit killed (unless you have a Critical Hit, dealing a max of 6 hit points on one attack).
Against Same Age Units[]
Anti-Aircraft Vehicle[]
The Assault Tank is the best counter to Anti-Aircraft Vehicles, predominantly due to their good bonuses against ranged units, despite their somewhat low defense and the Anti-Aircraft Vehicle's Contact ability, which can prove annoying.
Attack Helicopter[]
The Assault Tank is strong against the Attack Helicopter, though the reduced bonuses against fast units and the fact that the Attack Helicopter has the highest attack and defense of all Contemporary Era units means that Assault Tanks are significantly weaker against fast units than previous eras. Usually the Anti Aircraft Vehicle is stronger against the Attack Helicopter but the Assault Tank can serve as a substitute.
Strike Team[]
Although the Strike Team does have the advantage of Rapid Deployment and bonuses against heavy units to counter the Assault Tank, but the Reactive Armor ability is often beneficial to the Assault Tank to prevent major damage, and as the Strike Team has a moderately low defense, the Assault Tank can often easily damage them, with the only risk being the Strike Team's Stealth ability.
Missile Artillery[]
The Missile Artillery is usually the best counter to the Assault Tank, given their MIRV ability (hit 1-3 additional units in range), but given their substandard damage and One Shot ability (effectively dead after one attack if you are bound to win the battle), they are usually not a big threat as long as you have a good defense bonus and spread out your units on the furthest tiles on the battlefield, if there are many of them.
4 Assault Tanks on the field
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Other Military Units[]
Legend: 
= Light Unit Class 
= Ranged Unit Class 
= Artillery Unit Class 
= Heavy Unit Class 
= Fast Unit Class