Great post!
However, I highly disagree with your Foch 155 score.
D+ FV4202, Foch 155, 121
-WE WANT AN AUTOLOADER! During its transfer to Blitz, the Foch lost its famous autoloader and was replaced by an extremely mediocre gun. The dpm is pathetic for a TD, the armor is unreliable and riddled with weak spots. It doesn’t have a turret, very little armor on the sides and viewfinder. The speed is alright but the gun depression is poor, limiting its flexibility.
While the gun does have less DPM than the 183, the thing is that it is the balancing factor for the tank's ridiculous speed. The Foch 155 has a better hp/ton ratio than the Leopard 1. It is a ridiculously fast tank, and a hard rammer. As it is, you can keep up with the mediums no problem...and in most cases outrun tanks like the T-62a. Bringing that sort of firepower to the flank would be completely overpowered if it had more DPM. So I think the current gun is quite balanced.
About the armor being unreliable, I disagree with that too. I have played it a lot recently and the armor is much more reliable than, say, the 268's. Of course, there is the giant viewfinder on top, but since the buff it does bounce a decent bit, especially when angling.
Side armor is better since the buff--75mm. This means that you can sidescrape ever so slightly if the situation calls for it. I have done so with some success against same tier meds and heavies.
Also, the gun depression is indeed poor at 5 degrees. But it's a funny thing you mention it, because over my 155 battles in it (Lol I just saw the battle count
) I never noticed any depression problems since the gun is at the very front of the tank. Peeking over ridges doesn't present much of a problem, and when you tilt back it becomes nearly impossible for them to pen the rangefinder.
All in all, I find the Foch 155 an excellent tank. It brings a deadly 155mm gun to the flank with blistering speed and weight. It can ram like a charm, snap off shots reasonably well and bounce shots with relative ease (so long as it's not a 183). While the DPM is mediocre, to be sure, the tank would be overpowered if it were any higher.
Long story short, I love mine!! I usually completely suck at tier 10 (usually stay at 7 and 8) but over 155 battles in this I managed to win 68.7% of them (not bragging, just saying that it's easy to get the hang of).
If they gave another option for an autoloader, I'm not sure if I would take it. Perhaps a 2-shell 155mm gun with 5 seconds in between shots? That might prevent it from being overpowered while giving it a special edge.
But as it is, I have no problems with it. i would give it a B