Tank Operations Mastery

The ability to be masters of operating tanks and other AFVs, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Vehicular Mastery.
==Also Called==
*Adept/Expert/Gifted/Intuitive/Master/Professional/Skilled/Specialized/Talented Tanker/Tank Crew/Tank Crew Member
*Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Operations Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
*Panzer/Tank Ace
*Sensha-Dō (Japanese: 戦車道)/Tankery (Girls und Panzer) Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
*Tank Operations Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Proficiency/Skill/Specialism/Talent
==Capabilities==
Users, either innately or through training, are masters of operating tanks, armored fighting vehicles intended as primary offensive weapons in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armor, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; usually their main armament is mounted in a turret. Users may be masters of each specific type of tank.
==Applications==
===By the Whole Tank===
===By Tank Crews===
====Commander====
The commander is responsible for commanding the tank, with all-round vision devices rather than the limited ones of the driver and gunner. He guides the gunner roughly onto target and guides the driver around turns and obstacles.
====Gunner====
The gunner is responsible for laying the gun, the process of aiming an artillery piece at targets. It may be laying for direct fire, where the gun is aimed similarly to a rifle, or indirect fire, where firing data is calculated and applied to the sights. The term includes automated aiming using, for example, radar-derived target data and computer-controlled guns. Gun laying means moving the axis of the bore of the barrel in two planes, horizontal and vertical. A gun is "traversed" (rotated in a horizontal plane) to align it with the target, and "elevated" (moved in the vertical plane) to range it to the target.
====Loader====
The loader loads the gun, with a round appropriate to the target (HEAT, smoke, etc.) as ordered by either the commander or the gunner. The loader is usually the lowest ranked member of the crew. In tanks with autoloaders this position is omitted.
====Driver====
The driver drives the tank, and also performs routine maintenance on the automotive features.
==Variations==
*Assault Gun: A type of self-propelled artillery which uses an infantry support gun mounted on a motorized chassis, normally an armored fighting vehicle, which are designed to provide direct fire support for infantry attacks, especially against other infantry or fortified positions.
*Amphibious Tank: A tank that is a means of combat viable on land as well as on or under water.
*Cruiser Tank/Cavalry Tank: A British tank concept of the interwar period for tanks designed as modernized armored and mechanized cavalry.
*Flame Tank: A type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces, or other obstacles.
*Heavy Tank: These tanks generally sacrificed mobility and maneuverability for better armor protection and equal or greater firepower than tanks of lighter classes.
*Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)/Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV): A type of armored fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support.
*Infantry Tank: A concept developed by the United Kingdom and France in the years leading up to World War II. Infantry tanks were designed to support infantrymen in an attack. To achieve this, the vehicles were generally heavily armored to allow them to operate in close concert with infantry even under heavy fire. The extra armor came at the expense of speed, which was not an issue when supporting relatively slow-moving foot soldiers.
*Light Tank: A tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner armor and a less powerful main gun, tailored for better tactical mobility and ease of transport and logistics.
*Main Battle Tank: A tank that fills the role of armor-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension systems and lighter composite armor allowed for the design of a tank that had the firepower of a super-heavy tank, the armor protection of a heavy tank, and the mobility of a light tank, in a package with the weight of a medium tank.
*Medium Tank: A classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light tanks and the armor and armament oriented heavy tanks. A medium tank's classification is not actually based on weight, but off of tactical usage and intended purpose.
*Missile Tank: An armored fighting vehicle fulfilling the role of a main battle tank, but using only guided missiles for main armament.
*Stealth Ground Vehicle: A type of armored fighting vehicle capable of stealth.
*Super-Heavy Tank: Any tank that is notably beyond the standard of the class heavy tank in either size or weight relative to contemporary vehicles. Programs have been initiated on several occasions with the aim of creating an extremely resilient vehicle for penetrating enemy formations without fear of being destroyed in combat.
*Tank-Tread Mecha: A mecha that has the lower body of tank.
*Tankette: A tracked armored fighting vehicle that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car. It is mainly intended for light infantry support and scouting. Colloquially it may also simply mean a small tank.
*Tank Destroyer: A type of armored fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often with limited operational capacities.
==Associations==
==Limitations==
*May only specialize in certain types of tanks.
*May take a degree of training or exposure
*May take time to achieve mastery.
*Are weak against anti-tank guns, anti-tank guided missiles and tank destroyers.
==Known Users==
==Known Tanks==
==Gallery==
Screenshot ACVI AAS02 CATAPHRACT.jpg|AAS02: CATAPHRACT (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
Emblem ACVI Chatty Stick.png|"Chatty" Stick (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
AC Data icon ACVI Preset Chatty Stick CIRCUS.png|CIRCUS (Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
Batmobile Tank.webp|Batmobile (Batman: Arkham series) in tank mode
Hartmann (Battlefield 5).png|Hartmann (Battlefield)
Kertz (Battlefield 5).png|Kertz (Battlefield)
Peter Muller.jpg|Peter Müller (Battlefield) is the commander of a Tiger I, named Tiger 237 and nicknamed "Stefan".
Schroder (Battlefield 5).png|Schröder (Battlefield)
Hifumi Portrait.png|Ajitani Hifumi (Blue Archive)
Natsume Iroha.png|Natsume Iroha (Blue Archive)
Cherino Portrait.png|Renkawa Cherino (Blue Archive)
FlameTank1995.jpg|"Devil's Tongue" Flame Tank (Command & Conquer)
KW MARV.png|Mammoth Armored Reclamation Vehicle (MARV) (Command & Conquer)
GDIMammoth2.gif|Mammoth Mk. I/X-66 Mammoth (Command & Conquer)
CNCTW MammTank.jpg|Mammoth Mk. III (Command & Conquer)
TW Predator c.png|MBT-6 Predator Tank (Command & Conquer)
TW Scorpion Tank.png|Scorpion Tank (Command & Conquer)
StealthTank1995.jpg|Stealth Tank (Command & Conquer)
Tick Tank 2.jpg|Tick Tank (Command & Conquer)
Devil's Tongue.jpg|"Devil's Tongue" Flame Tank (Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun)
Stealth Tank 2030.jpg|Stealth Tank (Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun)
TW Flame Tank.png|"Devil's Tongue" Flame Tank (Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars/Kane's Wrath)
TW Stealth Tank Render.jpg|Stealth Tank (Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars/Kane's Wrath)
Generals Battlemaster Tank.jpg|Battlemaster Tanks (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Generals Crusader.jpg|Crusader Tanks (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Generals Dragon Tank.jpg|Dragon Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Generals Emperor.jpg|Emperor Overlord Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Generals Laser Tank.jpg|Laser Tanks (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Generals Marauder.jpg|Marauder Tanks (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Gen Overlord.png|Overlord Tank (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Generals Paladin.jpg|Paladin Tanks (Command & Conquer: Generals)
Generals Scorpion Tank.jpg|Scorpion Tanks (Command & Conquer: Generals)
RAR Chrono TanK.jpg|Chrono Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
RA3U Future Tank.png|FutureTank X-1 (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
CNCRA2 Grizzly Battle Tank.png|Grizzly Battle Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
RA3 Hammer tank01.png|Hammer Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
CNCRA2YR Lasher Light Tank.png|Lasher Light Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Mammoth Tank Snowfield.jpg|Mammoth Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
RA3 Guardian Tank.png|MBT-X8 Guardian Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
CNCRA2 Prism Tank.png|Prism Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
RA2 Rhino Tank.png|Rhino Heavy Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
YR Robot Tank.png|Robot Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
CNCRA2 Tank Destroyer.png|Tank Destroyers (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
RetaliationTeslatank.png|Tesla Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
RA3 Tsunami Tank.jpg|Tsunami Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
RA2 ApocalypseTank.jpg|Apocalypse Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2)
CNCRA2 Mirage Tank.png|Mirage Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2)
RA2 Tesla Tank.png|Tesla Tanks (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2)
RA3 Apocalypse Tank.png|Apocalypse Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3)
RA3 Mirage Tank.png|Mirage Tank (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3)
Boyd Swan.jpg|Boyd "Bible" Swan (Fury)
Don Collier.png|Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Fury) is the commander of an M4A3(76)W HVSS Sherman, nicknamed "Fury".
Grady Tarvis.jpg|Grady "Coon-Ass" Tarvis (Fury)
Norman Ellison.jpg|Norman "Machine" Ellison (Fury)
Trini Garcia.jpg|Trini "Gordo" Garcia (Fury)
Fury (tank).jpg|M4A3(76)W HVSS Sherman "Fury" (Fury)
Akebiofficial.png|Akebi Kawanishi (Girls und Panzer)
Akiofficial.png|Aki (Girls und Panzer)
Shimadaofficial.png|Alice Shimada (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of a Centurion Mk.I and the whole All-Stars University Team.
Alina with KV-tan.png|Alina (Girls und Panzer) with a KV-2, nicknamed "KV-tan".
Alisaofficial.png|Alisa (Girls und Panzer)
Amiofficial.png|Ami Chouno (Girls und Panzer)
Anzuofficial.png|Anzu Kadotani (Girls und Panzer)
Piyotanofficial.png|Aoi "Piyotan" Hiyoshi (Girls und Panzer)
Assamofficial.png|Assam (Girls und Panzer)
Ayaofficial.png|Aya Ono (Girls und Panzer)
Ayumiofficial.png|Ayumi Yamagou (Girls und Panzer)
Azumiofficial.png|Azumi (Girls und Panzer)
Azusaofficial.png|Azusa Sawa (Girls und Panzer)
Anchovyofficial.png|Chiyomi "Anchovy" Anzai (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of a P40 and a CV.33, and the whole Anzio's Sensha-Dō team.
Chiyo Shimada.png|Chiyo Shimada (Girls und Panzer)
Cutlassofficial.png|Cutlass (Girls und Panzer)
Darjeelingofficial.png|Darjeeling (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of a Churchill Mk.VII and the whole St. Gloriana's Sensha-Dō team.
Erikaofficial.png|Erika Itsumi (Girls und Panzer)
Hanaofficial.png|Hana Isuzu (Girls und Panzer)
Fukudaofficial.png|Haru Fukuda (Girls und Panzer)
Carpaccioofficial.png|Hina "Carpaccio" (Girls und Panzer)
Joukoofficial.png|Jouko (Girls und Panzer)
Karinaofficial.png|Karina Sakaguchi (Girls und Panzer)
Katyushaofficial.png|Katyusha (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of a T-34/85 and the whole Pravda's Sensha-Dō team.
Kayofficial.png|Kay (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of an M4 Sherman and the whole Saunders' Sensha-Dō team.
Hoshinoofficial.png|Keiko Hoshino (Girls und Panzer)
Nishiofficial.png|Kinuyo Nishi (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of a Type 97 Chi-Ha and the whole Chi-Ha-Tan's Sensha-Dō team.
Saemonzaofficial.png|Kiyomi "Saemonza" Sugiyama (Girls und Panzer)
Klaraofficial.png|Klara (Girls und Panzer)
Koumeofficial.png|Koume Akaboshi (Girls und Panzer)
Mahoofficial.png|Maho Nishizumi (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of a Tiger I and the whole Kuromorimine's Sensha-Dō team.
Nakotaofficial.png|Mai "Nekonya" Nakota (Girls und Panzer)
Makoofficial.png|Mako Reizei (Girls und Panzer)
Suzukiofficial.png|Maria Suzuki (Girls und Panzer)
Marieofficial.png|Marie (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of an FT-17 and the whole BC Freedom's Sensha-Dō team.
Megumiofficial.png|Megumi (Girls und Panzer)
Mikaofficial.png|Mika (Girls und Panzer) is the commander of a BT-42 and the whole Jatkosota's Sensha-Dō team.
Mikkoofficial.png|Mikko (Girls und Panzer)
Sodokoofficial.png|Midoriko "Sonoko" Sono (Girls und Panzer)
Momoofficial.png|Momo Kawashima (Girls und Panzer)
Moyokoofficial.png|Moyoko Gotou (Girls und Panzer)
Murakamiofficial.png|Murakami (Girls und Panzer)
Tsuchiya.png|Muuton Tsuchiya (Girls und Panzer)
Naomiofficial.png|Naomi (Girls und Panzer)
Ninaofficial.png|Nina (Girls und Panzer)
Nonnaofficial.png|Nonna (Girls und Panzer)
Norikoofficial.png|Noriko Isobe (Girls und Panzer)
Nozomiofficial.png|Nozomi "Pazomi" Konparu (Girls und Panzer)
Oginofficial.png|Ogin (Girls und Panzer)
Orangepekoeofficial.png|Orange Pekoe (Girls und Panzer)
Peperonieofficial.png|Peperoni (Girls und Panzer)
Nakajimaofficial.png|Reira Nakajima (Girls und Panzer)
Andouofficial.png|Rena Andou (Girls und Panzer)
Erwinofficial.png|Rika "Erwin" Matsumoto (Girls und Panzer)
Rosehipofficial.png|Rosehip (Girls und Panzer)
Oshidaofficial.png|Ruka Oshida (Girls und Panzer)
Rukuririofficial.png|Rukuriri (Girls und Panzer)
Rumofficial.png|Rum (Girls und Panzer)
Rumiofficial.png|Rumi (Girls und Panzer)
Sakiofficial.png|Saki Maruyama (Girls und Panzer)
Saoriofficial.png|Saori Takebe (Girls und Panzer)
Shihoofficial.png|Shiho Nishizumi (Girls und Panzer)
Shinobuofficial.png|Shinobu Kawanishi (Girls und Panzer)
Hosomiofficial.png|Shizuko Hosomi (Girls und Panzer)
Caesarofficial.png|Takako "Caesar" Suzuki (Girls und Panzer)
Taekoofficial.png|Takeo Kondou (Girls und Panzer)
Oryouofficial.png|Takeko "Oryou" Nogami (Girls und Panzer)
Momogaofficial.png|Taki "Momoga" Momose (Girls und Panzer)
Tamadaofficial.png|Tamaki Tamada (Girls und Panzer)
Yukariofficial.png|Yukari Akiyama (Girls und Panzer)
Yuukiofficial.png|Yuuki Utsugi (Girls und Panzer)
Yuzuofficial.png|Yuzu Koyama (Girls und Panzer)
Panzer IV Ausf D.png|A Panzer IV Ausf.D (Girls und Panzer) was Anglerfish Team's main tank,...
Panzer IV Ausf F2.png|...which was later converted into a Panzer IV Ausf.F2...
Panzer IV Ausf H.png|...and a Panzer IV Ausf.H.
Type 3 Chi-Nu.png|Anteater Team's Type 3 Chi-Nu (Girls und Panzer)
Type 89.png|Duck Team's Type 89B I-Go (Girls und Panzer)
StuG III.png|Hippo Team's StuG III (Girls und Panzer)
Tiger P.png|Leopon Team's Tiger P/Porsche Tiger (Girls und Panzer)
Char B1 bis.png|Mallard Team's Char B1 bis (Girls und Panzer)
M3 Lee.png|Rabbit Team's M3 Lee (Girls und Panzer)
Mark IV.png|Shark Team's Mark IV (Girls und Panzer)
Golden 38.png|A Panzer 38(t) Ausf.B/C (Girls und Panzer) was Turtle Team's main tank,...
Hetzer.png|...which is later converted into a Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer.
D-50c-tank.jpg|Default D-50C Loto (Gundam Universal Century timeline) in Tank Mode
D-50c-cannon-tank.jpg|D-50C Loto Long Cannon Type (Gundam Universal Century timeline) in Tank Mode
Rxr-441.gif|F-50D Guntank R-44 (Gundam Universal Century timeline) in Tank Mode
RX-75 Guntank.jpg|The RX-75 Guntank (Gundam Universal Century timeline) is the first prototype Mobile Suit of the Earth Federation that has the lower body of tank.
Ymt-05.jpg|YMT-05 Hildolfr (Gundam Universal Century timeline) in Tank Mode...
Ymt-05-ms.jpg|...and Mobile Mode
Atomic Tank.jpg|Atomic Tank (Heavy Weapon)
TheShagohod.jpg|Shagohod (Metal Gear)
SV-001 Official Artwork.jpg|SV-001 Metal Slug (Metal Slug)
Eugene Sevenstark.png|Eugene Sevenstark (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Orga Itsuka - Season 2.png|Orga Itsuka (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
MobileWorker.png|TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) armed with 30mm machine guns
Klaus Jaeger.png|Klaus Jäger (T-34)
Nikolay Ivushkin.jpg|Nikolay Ivushkin (T-34)
Tank Girl Emergency Poster Magazine.jpg|Fonzie Rebecca Buckler/Tank Girl (Tank Girl)
Astraeus0002.jpg|Astraeus (Warhammer 40,000)
Baneblade 00.png|Baneblade (Warhammer 40,000)
Land Raider2.png|Land Raider/Land Raider Phobos (Warhammer 40,000)
LemanRussTank00.png|Leman Russ Battle Tank (Warhammer 40,000)
PredatorDestructor00.png|Predator Destructor (Warhamer 40,000)
Hank Skin-Default.webp|Hank (Brawl Stars)
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