Well, I figured most players would go with the Soviet and German tech trees so I ended up going mostly with the American line- now I see lots of US tanks so I got into the British and Chinese lines just to be different!
Len: Thanks for the head's up! The real Cromwell was slightly faster but slightly less well armored than the M4 Sherman so I guess it fits. I've burnt enough time into the game now that I guess I might as well keep working toward it rather than starting over on the US, UK, or USSR medium tech trees. I went up the M7 US medium path instead of the M3 Lee/Grant- then they added the auto-loading US tanks and the M7 no longer leads to the M4 Sherman. And I've got the Matilda Black Prince to train the crew up with.
Please send me a screen shot of the IS-8 when you get it- sounds awesome!
Bish: You're right, the Chinese tanks are mostly Soviet ones with a few modest improvements here and there but fewer upgrade options. Not sure there's much point to going up that path unless like me you just want something different.
My highest vehicle is still my M18 Hellkitty. I think I'm spreading myself too thin:
US turreted tank destroyer line- M18
US SPG line- M37
US medium auto-loader line- M7 (still annoyed they changed the tree around, I was aiming for a Sherman)
US light line- M5 Stuart
UK medium line- Crusader
PLA medium line - Type T-34
Premium tank- UK medium - Matilda Black Prince