The combat power of armor units changes over time in Desert War 1940-42. This is due to the fact that tables of organization (TO&E), armor thickness, gun size and the penetration capability of anti-tank ammunition changed as the war progressed. Here is a sampling of the impacts of those changes on how armor battalions are represented across time in Desert War:
This is the full set for the Italian Army:
Attack and defense factors for Armor units were based upon the capabilities of their guns and ammunition and their armor thickness, angles of attack, etc. For example:
This is the full set for the German Army:
The following is a representation of the multitude of different British tank battalion organizations that existed between 1940-42:
