Next Topic... Vehicles in AH. Part 1 The tanks
First chart shows the historical tank USAGE data, including M-8 and M-18 which do fill a similar role. (A chart showing GV vs plane USAGE and the time players are spending in the different modes will be posted in the near future)
Keep in mind that as the chart shows full years only, some entrances to the AH family might look much less spectacular than they really were, if they happened late in a year.
What I find quite remarkable myself is the significant drop in M4(76) usage after the great GV update, even though (in my opinion) the T-34/85 suffered much more in performance by getting a worse gunsight.
The next chart is almost the most interesting one: It shows the true tank combat K/D's -only kills by and of other tanks are being counted.
Note the much higher K/D of the Panther compared to the Tiger I, yet the Tiger I has a much higher perk price. This is even more highlighted by the fact that in direct combat, the Panther had a K/D of 1.49 vs the Tiger I.
And at last (for this post), another overview showing both USAGE and (overall) K/D at the same time.
Why again did you say the Tiger I had a higher perk price than the Panther IV?