Heavy tank

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Heavy tank
A Soviet IS-3 heavy tank
Type	Tank
Service history
In service	1910s – 1990s

A heavy tank is a tank variant produced from World War I to the end of the Cold War. These tanks generally sacrificed mobility and maneuverability for better armour protection and equal or greater firepower than tanks of lighter classes.