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Greetings and huzzah! Welcome to another guide by yours truly. I hope to tell you about light tanks.
First things first ...
Err … What is a light tank?
A light tank is a fighting vehicle which is designed for rapid movement and more often than not employed in the reconnaissance role and/or exploiting enemy forces in a way a heavy tank could not.
When identifying a Light Tank you will notice a few things. A Light tank has a diamond symbol whereas a Heavy tank, for example, has a diamond with two lines running through it. A heavy tank has lots of armour which slows it down whereas a light tank has virtually no armour making it faster and more agile. There are many similarities between these two tanks but the Light Tank has better manoeuvrability than the heavy tank and is less likely to be seen thanks to it's low silhouette.
Heavy Tank (Example) Light Tank (Example)
Your Job as a Light tank is to spot the enemy vehicles for your team. Doing this will bring both an advantage for your team and more credits for you. You get a small bonus for every tank you spot and you get 50% of what the team member doing the damage would earn if he spotted the target himself, divided by the number of team members spotting the target. Thus resulting in a more profitable battle for you even if you win or lose.
How do I play a light tank?
When a battle starts, go ahead of the heavy tanks on your team. Find a bush and camp there occasionally popping in and out to spot enemy tanks. Or if you prefer a more exciting and risky life just keep driving until you spot enemy tanks and then get the heck out of that position, e.g. go back the way you came but so that enemy tanks can't get any shots on you.
Now that the enemy is spotted and their attention is focused on your team you should flank them and put shots into them from behind. You can do this from a far distance or you can go close n risky and give em some surprise butt s*x.
Once all that is over and done with you should focus on helping your team take out the last remaining enemies by scouting the map and if you are unsuccessful in spotting you should try again but if there's under 3 minutes of the match left you should capture the base.
Can you suggest a load out?
Here's an ideal load out for a light tank.
Equipment:
Coated Optics - +10% to your view range, up to a range of 500m.
Binocular Telescope - +25% chance to spot a stationary tank up to a range of 500m.
Improved Ventilation Class 1 – +5% to all crew skills.
Consumables:
Multi-Purpose Restoration Pack – Extinguishes fires, repairs all damaged modules and heals all injured crew members.
Use this only when the small repair kit or first aid kit is on cool down. Doing his will save you credits as the Multi-Purpose Repair Kit costs more.
First Aid Kit – Heals all injured crew members. Cool down time: 90s
Use this before the multi-purpose restoration pack.
Repair Kit - Repairs all damaged modules. Cool down time: 90s
Use this before the multi-purpose restoration pack.
Camouflage:
Use any camouflage you want! Every pattern gives a +3% bonus to a Light Tank's concealment whether you're on the move or stationary.
Ok, gottcha. Can you suggest a good light tank?
Personally, I just love the zII_Luchs">Pz.II Luchs. It has excellent manoeuvrability and a low silhouette making it deadly in right hands. I also hear the S P I C and the Ru 251 are good too but I haven't got round to unlocking them yet.
Cool, anything else?
Yes, yes there is. Here's a video of some light tank gameplay. Do have a watch and see if you can relate this guide to anything you see then try it yourself! 
