User Guide

THE ART OF TANK WARFARE
A Guide to World War II Armored Combat for Players of Panzer Elite
By Christopher S. Keeling
Contents
1. The History of Tank Warfare ----------------------------------5
World War I
Between the Wars
World War II
2. Tank Academy ----------------------------------13
Tank Basics
Firepower
Protection
Mobility
Other factors
3. Tanks in Battle ----------------------------------21
Tanks in the Offensive
Tanks in the Defensive
Tank against Tank
Tank against Infantry
Antitank Warfare
4. The Campaigns ----------------------------------34
North Africa
Italy
Normandy
5. The Wehrmacht ----------------------------------38
German Tactics
German Artillery
German Unit Options
German Armaments
German Units
6. The U.S. Army ----------------------------------85
American Tactics
American Artillery
American Unit Options
American Armaments
American Units
7. Glossary and Abbreviations ----------------------------------118
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