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Sometimes referred to as ''tread heads'' by infantry officers, to become a tank commander an officer requires singularly obsessive focus on mastery of the art of armoured warfare. Veterans of dozens of battles and multiple wars, the average Tank Commander is a steel eyed [[Tank Ace]], commanding very best crew the [[armoured regiment]] has to offer. These grizzled guardsmen are virtually one with their machine, possessing an implicit knowledge of armoured warfare in all its forms.{{Fn|4a}}
[[Image:Tank Commander Heirarchy - Cadia A Codex Astra Militarum Supplement pg 66.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In the example of this [[Cadian]] [[Cadian Battle Group|battle group]], a Tank Commander may be assigned overall command of the entire battle group, while a different Tank Commander has been placed in charge of three squadrons of [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]]s.{{Fn|6}}]]
The size of the formations a Tank Commander will oversee can vary, as can their actual rank within [[Imperial Guard Hierarchy]]. Examples include:
*'''Tank Squadron Commmander''' - Typically [[Lieutenant (Imperial Guard)|Lieutenants]], they oversee a '''squadron''' consisting of several tanks.{{Fn|2a}}
*'''Tank Company Commander''' - Typically [[Captain (Imperial Guard)|Captains]], they oversee an [[Astra Militarum Company#Armoured Company|armoured company]] consisting of several armoured squadrons.{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|26}}
*'''Battle Group Commander''' - Occasionally, a Tank Commander may oversee an entire [[Cadian Battle Group|Battle Group]] consisting of several armoured companies.{{Fn|6}}
*'''Regimental Commander''' - Occasionally, a Tank Commander may oversee an entire [[Armoured Regiment]]. One example is [[Lord General]] [[Coron Grizmund]]{{Fn|23}}