Tank (vehicle)

s are heavily armored, heavily armed tracked combat vehicles.
== In-Game ==
Tanks are seen in every Call of Duty game except Call of Duty Black Ops on the Nintendo DS. During World War II, Nazi Germany used tanks alongside infantry with simultaneous air support to create the strategy of "blitzkrieg" ("lightning war" in German). German tanks during World War II included the various Panzers, Panther, and Tiger I and II tanks. The Allies also recognized the importance of tanks in warfare. They manufactured and used tanks such as the American M4 Sherman Tank, the British Crusader Tank and the Russian T-34.
Call of Duty: United Offensive features operable tanks in multiplayer: The Americans and British command the Sherman Tank, the Russians have the T34, and the Germans have the Panzer IV. These medium tanks are equipped with a main cannon and a coaxial machine gun operated by the driver, and an open MG turret operated by a second player. Medium tanks take 33% damage from the front, 50% damage from the side, 100% damage from the back, and 140% damage from underneath. In addition to these tanks, the Germans and Russians command special tank destroyers, who have a powerful but immobile main cannon and a frontal machine gun. They are the Elefant and the SU-152, respectively. Tank destroyers take 20% damage from the front, 40% damage from the side, 60% damage from the back, and 140% damage from underneath. Both tanks and tank destroyers have 900 health.
In Call of Duty 2, enemy tanks are encountered during the single player campaign and they must be destroyed with explosives. The tanks used by the allies are Crusaders and Shermans. The tanks used by the Germans are Panzer II (used on the eastern front), Panzer IV (used in North Africa) and Tiger I (used on the western front).
Call of Duty 3 sees a return in the use of tanks in Multiplayer. The player can also control a tank in the mission The Black Baron
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare depicts the use of modern, main battle tanks such as the Russian T-72 and the American M1 Abrams in the campaign. However, they cannot be used in multiplayer.
In Call of Duty: World at War, one can man a tank in multiplayer with up to two people in it. One person drives the tank and uses the cannon, and the other uses the HMG on the top. The latter can also crouch for greater cover if desired.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, M1 Abrams tanks are seen in multiple places throughout the game, most prevalent being the mission Of Their Own Accord, during the Battle of Washington D.C..
Below is a list of tanks used in the Call of Duty series.
== American ==
=== M3/5 Stuart ===
The Stuart Light Tank was an American light tank used by Allied forces in many battles throughout World War II. It was named after an American Civil War Confederate Cavalry General, J.E.B. Stuart
=== M4 Sherman ===
The M4 Sherman was a medium tank used by Allied forces during World War II. It was christened "Sherman" after the American Civil War General, William Tecumseh Sherman.
=== M26 Pershing ===
The M26 Pershing was an American heavy tank used by Allied forces during World War II. Armed with a 90mm M3 gun, it was America's answer to Germany's Panther and Tiger where the M4 Sherman couldn't penetrate its heavy armor. It was named after General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force during the Western Front in World War I. It was used by the United States Army in Call of Duty: WWII.
=== M48 Patton ===
The M48 Patton is an American medium tank used during the Vietnam War. It was named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for tanks in battle. It appears in the Berlin Wall multiplayer level of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
=== M1 Abrams ===
The M1 Abrams is an American main battle tank. It was named after Gen. Creighton Abrams, the commander of 37th Armored Division in Vietnam. It was used by the United States Marine Corps in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and used by the United States Army in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
== British ==
=== Mark IV Tank ===
The Mark IV tank was one of the first tanks ever created. It was the primary tank of British forces in the World War I. It appear only in the zombie map Origins in the Black Ops game series.
=== Light Tank Mk VI ===
The Light Tank Mk VI was a early World War II British light tank. It only appears in some DLC maps for Call of Duty: WWII.
=== Crusader ===
The Crusader tank was the primary tank of British forces in the North African Campaign during World War II. It was replaced by American tanks in the invasion of Italy.
=== Sherman Firefly ===
The Sherman Firefly is a British variant of the Sherman Tank that was used during World War II. The Sherman Firefly is used in the video game Call of Duty 3 by the Polish in the mission The Black Baron.
== Russian ==
=== T-34 ===
The T-34 medium tank was the main tank used by the Soviet Union during World War II. It had two variants, the older T-34/76 in Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Call of duty World at War (Nintendo DS) and the later T-34-85 in all the other games with Soviet campaigns. T-34/85s were used in many Soviet-client and formerly-Soviet client states after the war's ending.
===T-55===
The T-55 is a Soviet main battle tank. It was used by the North Vietnamese Army in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
=== T-62 ===
The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank. It was used by the MPLA, Mujahideen, and Soviet Armed Forces in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
=== T-72 ===
The T-72 is a Soviet main battle tank. It was used by Ultranationalists, OpFor forces and Insurgent forces throughout the Modern Warfare series by Soviet, Mujahideen and SDC forces in some Black Ops games.
===T-90===
The T-90 is a Russian main battle tank. It appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 alongside the T-72 as the MBT of the Russian Army.
=== SU-152 ===
The SU-152 is a Soviet self-propelled heavy howitzer. Its gun was capable of knocking out any German armor. It appears in the campaign and multiplayer of Call of Duty: United Offensive.
=== Unknown Soviet Tank ===
The Unknown Soviet Tank is a massive tank. Only one such tank was used by the Soviet Armed Forces in Call of Duty: Black Ops II level "Old Wounds".
== German ==
The German tanks to appear in the games, except for those in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, are all from the WWII era. Most of the tanks are from the Panzer family. 'Panzer' is derived from the German 'Panzerkampfwagen' meaning 'armored fighting vehicle'.
=== Panzer II ===
The Panzer II is a light tank armed with only a 2cm FLaK auto-cannon and 1-2 machine guns. It is fought in Call of Duty 2.
=== Panzer III ===
The Panzer III is a medium tank that is seen only in Call of duty World at War (Nintendo DS).
=== Panzer IV ===
The Panzer IV medium tank was the most common German tank of WWII, which is reflected in game. It was armed with a 7.5cm L/48 high-velocity gun and two to three machine guns. It was present in most WWII Call of Duty games except Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)
=== Panzer V 'Panther' ===
The Panther medium (by German classification, actually heavier than Allied heavy designations at 45t) was made as a response to the T34 and learned from it, with heavy, sloped armor and a very long-barreled high-velocity 7.5cm gun L/70. It was present in Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: World at War.
=== Panzer VI E 'Tiger I' ===
The Tiger was the first production heavy tank of the Wehrmacht with heavy, flat-sided armor and an 8.8cm KwK-36 L/56 gun. It was present in most WWII Call of Duty games.
=== Panzer VI B 'Tiger II' ===
The Tiger II was - in essence - an exaggeration of the Panther and the Tiger I with even heavier, sloped armor and the dreaded 8.8cm KwK-43 L/71 gun. It was present in Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Call of Duty: WWII.
=== Sturmpanzer I Bison ===
The Sturmpanzer I Bison was a self-propelled gun that was built on the chassis of a Panzer I. They appear only as a static prop in the map Dunkirk from Call of Duty: WWII.
=== Sturmgeschütz III ===
The Sturmgeschütz III was originally an assault gun and then later upgraded to a tank destroyer built on the chassis of the Panzer III. It was the most-produced fully tracked armored vehicle from Germany. It only appears in Call of Duty: WWII as a static vehicle on multiplayer maps.
===Panzerjäger 'Elefant'===
The Elefant was a tank destroyer which uses the chassis of the Porsche version of the Tiger I. But instead of a rotating turret, it had a fixed casemate armed with an 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71 gun. It appears in the campaign and multiplayer of Call of Duty: United Offensive.
=== Panzerjäger 'Nashorn' ===
The Nashorn was a German tank destroyer that was cut from Call of Duty: World at War.
=== Leopard 2 ===
The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank used by the Bundeswehr. It appears in the reveal trailer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as well as in "Scorched Earth".
== Italian ==
=== Fiat M13/40 ===
The Fiat M13/40 was an Italian medium tank used during World War II. It appears only in Call of Duty 2: Big Red One in both singleplayer and multiplayer.
== Japanese ==
=== Type 95 ===
The Type 95 was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific theater of World War II. It appears only in Call of Duty: Vanguard.
=== Type 97 ===
The Type 97 was a medium tank widely used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific theater of World War II. It is usually adorned with camouflaging leaves that are also used by Japanese ambush soldiers. It appear only in Call of Duty: World at War.
==French==
===Renault R35===
The Renault R35 was a French light tank used in World War II. It appear as a usable tank in Call of Duty 2: Big Red One's multiplayer mode.
==Israeli==
==="Heavy Tank"===
The Heavy Tank featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II appears to be based off the Israeli tank.
==Other==
===Flame Tank===
Flame Tanks were tanks specially fitted with flamethrowers for combat. They appeared in Call of Duty: World at War.
===Tank (Strike Chain)===
The Tank (Strike Chain) was a cut vehicle Strike Chain from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
===Tank (Mobile)===
The Tank (Mobile) is a fictional tank featured in Call of Duty: Mobile.
===X08 Selva Tigre===
The X08 Selva Tigre is a fictional tank seen in Call of Duty: Ghosts.
===Main Battle Tank===
The Main Battle Tank is a fictional quad-tracked tank used by the United States Marine Corps and Atlas Corporation in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
===T-600 Titan===
The T-600 Titan is a fictional quad-tracked "walker" tank in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
===T-740 Hovertank===
The T-740 Hovertank is a fictional hovertank that is used in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
===HBT-1B===
The HBT-1B is a fictional tank that is usable in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
===Autonomous Sentry Platform===
The Autonomous Sentry Platform is a fictional walker tank which appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
===C12===
The C12 is a fictional robotic walker tank encountered in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
== Gallery ==
File:Panzer IV Bonus CoD3.png|Panzer IV
File:Sherman Firefly CoD3.png|Sherman Firefly
File:Panzer III WAW DS.png|Panzer III
File:Crusader Tank CoD2.png|Crusader
File:Pipetank.png|Panzer II
File:Panzer V Panther bonus CoD3.png|Panther
File:Mark IV Tank model BOII.png|Mark IV
File:Tiger I Bonus CoD3.png|Tiger I
File:Tiger II CoD3.png|Tiger II
File:Leopard 2 model MW3.png|Leopard 2
Fiat Model BRO.jpg|Fiat M13/40
File:T-34 CoD UO.jpg|T-34
File:T-55 BO.JPG|T-55
File:T-62 model BOII.png|T-62
File:T721 4.png|T-72
File:T-90 Scorched Earth MW3.png|T-90
File:CoD2 BRO - Stuart tank.jpg|M3 Stuart
File:Stuart cod3.PNG|M5 Stuart
File:M48Patton.jpg|M48 Patton
File:M4 Sherman model CoD3.png|M4 Sherman
File:M1A2 Abrams model CoDG.png|M1A2 Abrams
File:SU-152 UO.png|SU 152
File:Type 97 ShinHoTo MP WaW.png|Type 97
File:Sturmpanzer I Bison Dunkirk 1 WWII.jpeg|Sturmpanzer I Bison
File:Elefant Front UO.jpeg|Elefant
File:Sturmgeschütz III Destroyed front Dunkirk WWII.jpeg|Sturmgeschütz III
File:Unknown Soviet Tank BOII.png|Unknown soviet tank 
File:CoD BR1 Renault 35.png|Renault R35
HeavyMetalHeroes Promo5 BO4.jpg|HBT-1B
File:Light Tank Mk VI 1 Eygpt WWII.jpeg|Light Tank Mk IV
== Call of Duty: World at War ==
Tanks in World at War are seen and are able to be operated in multiplayer in the maps Roundhouse, Seelow, Downfall and Outskirts. The tank is driven in third-person. They are equipped with a cannon which is operated by the driver and a turret that can be operated by another person. While tanks are powerful they are slow and can be destroyed by bazookas and sticky grenades. Two satchel charges can obliterate a tank even at full health. A common strategy is to acquire all tanks in a level and then use them on the opposition. In this way, tanks can be almost unstoppable but can still be put down by experienced players and those who use teamwork. Operating the turret is risky as it will leave the player exposed as "sniper bait" to all other enemy players but if operated correctly can be a quick way to nab a kill streak. Using the perk Greased Bearings will increase rotation speed and allow for faster targeting, Water Cooler reduces the overheating of the turret, Leadfoot allows the tank to move faster, Ordnance Training halves the reload time of the tank cannon, and Coaxial Machine Gun gives the driver a machine gun.
A tank can also crush to death any unfortunate enemy player who happens to get into its path, resulting in much blood and a rather satisfying 'squishing' sound. The leadfoot perk makes crushing enemy players slightly easier, but the tactic itself should not be relied on. It may be of some use between reloads, as well as against players who are either stupid enough to stand still as a pair of caterpillar tracks are about to roll over their bodies or just aren't paying attention.
The quickest way to destroy enemy tanks lies with Satchel Charges and sticky grenades. If a Satchel Charge is detonated under the front half of a tank, the tank will be damaged to such an extent that one sticky grenade will finish it off. A Satchel Charge detonated under the back half of the tank will destroy the tank there and then without exceptions. If, however, one is not likely to lure a tank into driving over a charge, there is another method: two Satchel Charges placed at the back followed by a sticky grenade to the back of the tank will destroy it regardless of its health. The Satchel Charges are suggested to be placed on the ground right behind the tank, instead of the back itself, as this seems to be more effective. However, the sticky grenade does not always set off the charges and so it is advised for the player to detonate the charges manually.
Tanks in the multiplayer have 1350 health, and take 0.5 base damage from gunfire, unless from the PTRS-41, which does 10-30 damage per bullet depending on where the player shoots. Fragmentation grenades do 60 base damage, sticky grenades do 336 base damage, Bazookas do 240 base damage, Rifle Grenades do 150 base damage, shells from other tanks do 300 base damage, and Satchel Charges also do 300 base damage (unless they hit the underside, in which they will always destroy the tank instantly). Damage is multiplied by 1.2 if it hits the side of the tank and by 2 if it hits the back of the tank. A 6.75 multiplier is awarded to Satchels under the back half. Non-sticky explosives have to destroy the armor plating of the tank before damaging it. Satchel Charges and sticky grenades do not take armor plating into account.
==Call of Duty: Black Ops==
Tanks are only seen during the Vietnam missions and in the bonus game mode Dead Ops Arcade. It is a power up that gives the player a controllable T-55 tank and unlimited ammunition for the cannon. There are also multiple Soviet and American tanks on the multiplayer map Berlin Wall.
==Randomly-generated names==
Much like Randomly generated soldiers, some tanks in the first Call of Duty game can have a randomly generated name. In most cases, they refer to the nation to which the tanks belong.
===Call of Duty 2===
====United Kingdom====
*Gravedigger
*Angel Maker
*Cannonball
*Lucky Lucy
*
*
*Smokey
*Untouchable
*Hellcat
*Jerry's Medicine
*Her Majesty
*Storm Crow
*Dust Devil
*Homewrecker
*
*Divine Intervention
*Bloody Mary
*Pandemonium
====United States of America====
* Marauder
* Laughing Joe
* Detroit Iron
* Mississippi Mama
* Big Bertha
* Kraut-Eater
* Thumper
* Wicked Witch
* 
====Soviet Union====
Although no Russian tanks appear in the game, a list of names is present in the game file. It includes some name of the American list, the British list and a unique name, "Desert Devil", although it may be the first version of the name "Dust Devil" from the UK list.
*Gravedigger
*Angel Maker
*Cannonball
*Lucky Lucy
*Greta Garbo
*Desert Devil
*Hole in One
*Smokey
*Wicked Witch
*Laughing Joe
*Untouchable
*Hellcat
*Jerry's Medicine
*Her Majesty
*Pandemonium
===Call of Duty 3===
====Polish====
* Destruckja
* Dla Polski
* Warszawa!
* Pancernik
* Stalowa Trumna
* Bestia
* Elegant
* Podhale
* Huragan
* Autobusik
* Specjalny Pakunek
====United States of America====
Treyarch developers re-used some name from both US and UK Call of Duty 2 table and added a lot new name. 
* Five Day Express
* Holly Roller
* Heartbreaker
* Killjoy
* Grand Slam
* Iron Cowboy
* Avenger
* Corky
* The Beast
* Berlin or Bust
* 
* Home Run
* Odd Ball
* Intruder
* The Cruncher
* Daisy Stomper
* Widow Maker
* Steel Coffin
* Manifest Destiny
* Heavy Hitter
* Rosie
* Juliana
* Amanda
* The Big Stick
* Killroy
=====From US CoD2=====
* Marauder
* Laughing Joe
* Detroit Iron
* Uncle Sam
* Thumper
=====From UK CoD2=====
* Gravedigger
* Homewrecker
===Call of Duty: World at War===
====Soviet Union====
Certain T-34s in the campaign draw names from a Soviet-specific name pool. They are listed below. Note that names with three "x"s instead of a number can be assigned any number between 100 and 600.
*
*
*Ural Rail Works No. XXX
*Nizhny Machine Factory No. XXX
*Putilov Factory No. XXX
*Tiger Tamer
*
*Sasha's Chariot
*Moscow Military District
*29th Uralskaya Tank Corps
====United Kingdom====
Despite being cut from the game, tank names remain in the files. All names are from Call of Duty 2.
*Gravedigger
*Angel Maker
*Cannonball
*Lucky Lucy
*
*
*Smokey
*Untouchable
*Hellcat
*Jerry's Medicine
*Her Majesty
*Storm Crow
*Dust Devil
*Homewrecker
*
*Divine Intervention
*
*Pandemonium
====United States of America====
Treyarch developers re-used names from US Call of Duty 2 table and US Call of Duty 3 table with only one changed to reflect the Pacific theater.
*Marauder
*Laughing Joe
*Detroit Iron
*Mississippi Iron
*Big Bertha
*Pacific Thunder (this replaced "Kraut Killer" on the 9th of April 2008, as the former name was considered to not "make sense for our [Treyarch's] US campaign")
*Five Day Express
*Thumper
*
*
== Trivia ==
===Call of Duty: World at War===
*If the treads manage to get totally destroyed (indicated by black tread/treads on the damage indicator), the tank will look severely damaged and will no longer be able to be driven. However, the cannon and turret can still be used.
*In the Wii version, there are no tanks in multiplayer, due to Wii's RAM limitations.
*The player can gib players by running them over with a tank.
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