Tactics

[H1nd]

When entry is achieved, mobile forces move quickly through the village and occupy the other end's exit

And this is where the quality of the defenders comes to play. If you attempt anything like this to make a quick coup de grace I would be waiting for you with infantry ambush parties while some sort of counter push would delay the advancing infantry elsewhere. IMHO, tanks should always stay with the infantry and never advance to unscouted areas unless it is absolutely necessary. However flanking the village or town to it's rear and so blocking the enemy retreat, is quite a lot more simple and easier to do (unless the enemy is waiting for such a manuveur).