Rebalancing the M24 Chaffee/American Light Tank Line
I'm of the opinion that I'd like to see the M24 Chaffee, American Tier V light tank, rebalanced. I'd be willing to grind to it on the (ok) M5 Stuart but for the 55,820 XP and the 687,550 credits required to purchase it. The credits for me aren't a problem, but the stats appear to be. The tank, for starts, has minuscule amounts of armour (even for a light tank of its tier), and is plagued by high repair costs. The gun selection is excellent, but the tank is a bit slow-ish (I'm biased since I have the M18 Hellcat, get one if you don't have one) and--drumroll, please--Matchmaking. Being in a Tier Vtank in a battle with the T110E5 and Maus is for many quite unnerving. Moreover, it's a dead end--the M41 arty being its only child on theTech Tree.
For starts,I'd liketo see the American Light Tank Line expanded, as the T21 and T71 are light tanks, but the line seems to flicker at Tier V (home of the abominable, IMO, M7) and die at Tier VIII. Here are some possible solutions to the dilemma that I've pointed out: (vote on your pick or add your own idea in the poll/comments)
1. Add the one, some,or all of the following light tanks to the game:
- M41 Walker Bulldog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M41_Walker_Bulldog
- M551 Sheridan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M551_Sheridan
- T92 Light Tank: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T92_Light_Tank
- T37 Light Tank: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2013/11/21/t37-possible-new-us-light-tank/
2. Move the T21 and T71 to the new light tank line while replacing them with autoloader-equipped medium tanks
3. Rebalance the M24 by replacing the M7 with the M24 (players who have the M7 would get a gift tank or something as compensation)
4. Add the Maus to the American light tank line to defend against the impending zombie apocalypse
5. Bacon