noun
medium tank
Military term for a tank classification between light and heavy tanks, used in historical and modern contexts.
第二次世界大戦では、中戦車が主力戦車として使われた。
In World War II, medium tanks were used as the main battle tanks.
重戦車 is a heavy tank, larger and more heavily armored than a 中戦車.
Compound of 中 (ちゅう, 'medium') and 戦車 (せんしゃ, 'tank').