In addition your claim was that Gren have and advantage because their faust has not tech cost. It has it is the T1 building and it is actually a mandatory cost.
If things in your opinion should be equal one should not be able to make conscripts until he researched AT grenades...
Cromwell smoke is better if it wasnt bugged (just lelic things). Cromwell doesnt need to switch shells because he can crush infantry and still defeat panzer.
Maybe it comes to a personal preference but I think cromwell is better than sherman.
Also comet packs all of these stats + war speed + 70 range fosoforus smoke, but we all know comet is "a bit over the top".
we wouldn't be having this discussion if the sherman is the " best medium-medium tank". USF late game is infamously weak without the pershing or calliope DLC.
Well I think it depedens on point of view.
Sometimes it's better to make 3 Shermans than calling Pershing.
But still, out of bigger view, Sherman is best when compare to T34/76, P4 and Cromwell.
I know that it seems like lame to be using the 75mm sherman and the t34 76, but adding the t34 85 and E8 would just marginalize the base variant even further.
and the t34 76 is actually pretty decent right now. 75 sherman just need a buff.