Best Tank Division Template 2026

A very cheap tank template. Take this if you are a weak minor: you need few tanks and trucks. A top tank design is not needed here. An Inter-War hull is often enough — many countries have it from the start. Almost any minor can field several of these divisions. One of them does not rip the front. You stack a wedge of 3–4 divisions and hit one tile: that usually hurts another minor a lot, and you get a blitzkrieg.

Division HP is low: if the enemy hits back, it folds fast. Against a major it is already weak. Terrain punishes you: forests, hills, rivers cut the attack. If Organization is fine, you can add recon — terrain penalties get a bit softer. This wedge does not eat much Supply.

Take this if you are a medium or strong minor. It will not print thousands of Soft Attack. But it is already a proper tank-attack spine: a hole in the defense, speed, a pocket. It punches a strong minor fairly easily. Sometimes it is enough even for a weak or medium major. As Germany in 1941 I once broke Soviet defense with this template and closed a big pocket. Special Projects are not needed.

An Inter-War Medium Tank still rolls, but I strongly recommend at least a 1938 chassis: otherwise armor, speed and reliability already feel poor. The wedge is 2–5 of these divisions on one tile. Terrain punishes you again. You can add recon if industry can feed it. Supply is medium: not starvation, but not “you can forget it” either.

A very strong, top tank template. Take this if you are a strong major like Germany: lots of factories, late research already unlocked. Breakthrough is huge: the division can hit for a long time without burning out. HP is high too. “Assault Engineer Company” and “Medium Flame Tank Company” cut terrain penalties, so forests and rivers already hurt less. A 1940 Medium Tank chassis and an Improved Medium Howitzer are very welcome. The wedge is small: 1–3 of these divisions, and you can roll the enemy like a towel.

Supply is the main thing here. Without “Logistics Company” the column starves fast. Always watch supplies on the map. There is no AA in the template: you need green air, or enemy planes cut the attack. If the sky is red, you can put an “Anti-Air Battery” in the regiment. For defense, if Organization allows, you can add a “Heavy Weapons Company”. Late research is required: this is not a 1938 template.

A killer template for a strong major. This is not “tanks only” and not “guns only”. Four “Medium Tank” battalions hold Breakthrough: the division can attack for a long time. Four “Medium SP Artillery” battalions pour Soft Attack: the bot’s infantry burns faster. Against normal AI this is a very good fist. It is hard to stop. You can calmly finish the war on this division even into 1950, if the factories feed it.

You must watch Supply. Without supplies efficiency drops hard: SP Artillery and tanks both drive like empty cans. I recommend green air: there is no AA in the template. If the sky is red, you put an “Anti-Air Battery” in the regiment. If Organization allows — a “Heavy Weapons Company” for defense. The “Self-propelled Support” subdoctrine is exactly for this mix: SP Artillery starts working as it should. Late research and a 1940 chassis are needed here too: you will not build this on cheap Inter-War gear.

Take this if you are a strong major and you took the “Self-propelled Support” subdoctrine. Nine “Medium SP Artillery” battalions are a pile of Soft Attack. That fist smears the bot’s infantry wall. Breakthrough is lower than on pure Medium Tanks: SP Artillery hits “soft” targets, but it takes a hit worse than a tank. Against naked infantry this is often even nicer than pure tanks. Against someone else’s tank wedge it is not the same.

Supply decides again. SP Artillery eats supplies greedily. Without “Logistics Company” and without a green Supply stripe the division goes dumb. There is no AA in the template either: you need green air. If the sky is red — an “Anti-Air Battery” in the regiment. If Organization allows — a “Heavy Weapons Company” for defense. Late research, a 1940 medium chassis and a proper gun on the SP Artillery are required. Too early for a minor: the factories and the subdoctrine are the wrong ones.