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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[]

Ranged Unit 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.

Fast Unit 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.

Light Unit 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.

Artillery Unit 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.

Assault Tank on the field

4 Assault Tanks on the field

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Other Military Units[]

Military Units
All Ages Heavy Unit Color GuardLight Unit Military DrummerLight Unit RogueFast Unit/Heavy Unit Champion
Bronze Age Light Unit SpearfighterLight Unit ClubmanHeavy Unit WarriorFast Unit Horseman
Ranged Unit SlingerArtillery Unit Stone Thrower
Iron Age Light Unit SoldierHeavy Unit LegionnaireFast Unit Mounted Warrior
Ranged Unit ArcherArtillery Unit Ballista
Early Middle Ages Light Unit MercenaryHeavy Unit Armored InfantryHeavy Unit BarbarianFast Unit Heavy Cavalry
Ranged Unit Mounted ArcherRanged Unit Barbarian SlingerArtillery Unit Catapult
High Middle Ages Light Unit BerserkerHeavy Unit Heavy InfantryFast Unit Knight
Ranged Unit CrossbowmanArtillery Unit Trebuchet
Late Middle Ages Light Unit Great Sword WarriorHeavy Unit Imperial GuardFast Unit Heavy Knight
Ranged Unit Longbow ArcherArtillery Unit Cannon
Colonial Age Light Unit RangerHeavy Unit GrenadierFast Unit Dragoon
Ranged Unit MusketeerArtillery Unit Field Gun
Industrial Age Light Unit Jaeger InfantryLight Unit Brave WarriorHeavy Unit HowitzerFast Unit Lancer
Ranged Unit RiflemanRanged Unit Mounted BraveArtillery Unit Breech Loader
Progressive Era Light Unit ConscriptHeavy Unit TankFast Unit Armored Car
Ranged Unit SniperArtillery Unit Rapid Fire Cannon
Modern Era Light Unit Bazooka TeamHeavy Unit Battle TankFast Unit Mechanized Infantry
Ranged Unit ParatrooperArtillery Unit Mechanized Artillery
Postmodern Era Light Unit CommandoHeavy Unit Universal TankFast Unit IFV
Ranged Unit MG TeamArtillery Unit Rocket Artillery
Contemporary Era Light Unit Strike TeamHeavy Unit Assault TankFast Unit Attack Helicopter
Ranged Unit Anti-Aircraft VehicleArtillery Unit Missile Artillery
Tomorrow Era Light Unit Ultra APHeavy Unit Stealth TankFast Unit Combat Drone
Ranged Unit Anti-Materiel SniperArtillery Unit Microwave Blaster
Future Era Light Unit Exoskeleton SoldierHeavy Unit Hover TankFast Unit Drone Swarm
Ranged Unit Satellite SpotterArtillery Unit Rail Gun
Arctic Future Light Unit Dragon DroneHeavy Unit Battle FortressHeavy Unit Behemoth
Fast Unit Recon RaiderRanged Unit Surrogate SoldierArtillery Unit Plasma Artillery
Oceanic Future Light Unit MantaLight Unit ScimitarHeavy Unit C.R.A.B. MechHeavy Unit Octopod
Fast Unit Hydroelectric EelFast Unit GlidersRanged Unit Sub CruiserRanged Unit Nautilus
Artillery Unit TurturretArtillery Unit Medusa
Virtual Future Light Unit Augmented SamuraiRanged Unit NinjaArtillery Unit Rocket TroopHeavy Unit Ronin BotFast Unit Warrior Monk
Space Age Mars Light Unit Space MarineRanged Unit Tesla WalkerArtillery Unit SniperbotHeavy Unit Steel WardenFast Unit Sentinel
Space Age Asteroid Belt Light Unit Drill RangerRanged Unit Nail StormArtillery Unit B.E.L.T.Heavy Unit ShredderFast Unit Hover Hammer
Space Age Venus Light Unit Observer DroneRanged Unit Ghost BlasterArtillery Unit Power DragonHeavy Unit Steel FistFast Unit Energy Cannon

Legend: Light Units= Light Unit Class Ranged Units= Ranged Unit Class Artillery Units= Artillery Unit Class Heavy Units= Heavy Unit Class Fast Units= Fast Unit Class

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