Tanks (Their Gallant Dead)

The tank is an armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat, with heavy firepower, strong armor and caterpillar tracks that provide solid battlefield maneuverability. The first tanks were designed to overcome the deadlock of trench warfare; they are now a mainstay of modern ground forces and a key component of combined-arms combat.

It was first developed by the Confederate States of America in 1915. General J.E.B. Stuart, recognizing their potential, began using them for massed offensives against a weak point in the enemy lines in 1916. In 1917, he used the tank tactics he laid down, soon to become known as blitzkrieg, in his Plan 1917 to completely smash the Federals and bring the Great War to an end.

Between the wars, the Confederate States, Germany and Britain led the world in tank development. Following the end of the Confederate ban on tanks in the North, the Reds began development of their own, and caught up to Confederate tank technology by the Second Great War.

Tanks played a prominent role in the Second Great War, where they were used as the spearhead for the two sides' blitzkreigs.

Confederate States Models

 * Mark I (Great War): The first tanks to ever be put into action. However, they performed poorly in the Harper's Ferry Offensive, giving the North a poor opinion of them.
 * Mark II (Great War):
 * Mark III (Great War):
 * Mark IV "Moose" (Between the Wars):
 * Mark V "Rebel" (Second Great War)
 * Lee (Second Great War):
 * Stuart (Second Great War):
 * Traveller (Second Great War):

United States Models

 * Mark I ( Great War):
 * Mark II (Between the Wars):
 * Mark II.V (Between the Wars):
 * Mark III (Second Great War):
 * Mark IV (Second Great War):