a german panzer v medium tank with a spirtual force of the teutonic knight.

There were medium tanks that focused on anti-infantry capabilities (such as in World War II: the initial short-barrel gun Panzer IV, and the initial 75 mm gun M4 Sherman), and medium tanks which were more focused on the anti-tank role, mounting high-velocity tank guns. The German Panzer IV medium tank proved to be an adaptable design which was progressively upgraded during the Second World War with extra armour and better guns fitted

In the period leading up to World War II, the British stopped using the term Medium for their tanks as the new philosophy of ' Cruiser tank' and ' Infantry tank' which defined tanks by role rather than size came into use. Medium tanks of the interwar period included the British Vickers Medium Mark II and the Soviet multi-turreted T-28.

Its existence outlasted the super-heavy tank and the heavy tank and gradually transitioned into the main battle tank. The medium tank doctrine came into use in the interwar period. It was smaller, lighter and faster than the British heavy tanks of the time and only carried machine guns. The first tanks to carry the name 'Medium' appeared in the First World War with the British Medium Mark A Whippet.

Many of the medium tank lines became what are called main battle tanks in most countries. The most widely produced, cost effective and successful tanks of World War II (the German Panzer IV, the Soviet T-34, and the American M4 Sherman) were all medium tank designs. A medium tank's classification is not actually based on weight, but off of tactical usage and intended purpose for instance the German Panzerkampfwagen V Panther medium tank has a mass similar to contemporary Allied heavy tanks. A medium tank is a classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light tanks and the armour and armament oriented heavy tanks.

A german panzer v medium tank with a spirtual force of the teutonic knight.