Germany produced Panzer IIs until 1945, does that mean they had no better designs or were behind on tank development? That tank is a Grant variant as sent to the British Commonwealth forces - most notably in N. Africa - where they helped out at a time when the Commonwealth resources and tank development wre stretched very thin. The whole M3 model was a stop-gap measure designed and built quickly because the US was behind - but it was behind due to lack of investment/attention given, not because of having no talented designers or industrial base for development. Compare that to, say, Italy, where the need was greater and talent available, but the industrial base in vehicle mass production was just not available.
One of the first things the original HoI showed me, interestingly, was that playing as UK I suddenly understood the "poor tank development" of the Allies - particularly Britain. Looking from that perspective, approaching WW2, I realised that there were some key things I needed in terms of technology. State-of-the-art fighter/interceptor aircraft was one, excellent submarine hunters a second, encryption/decryption a third and radar a fourth. After that CV technology, industrial mass production tech, bomber techs and air and naval doctrines. Then land doctrines and uprated infantry. Tanks? Yeah, if someone wants to give me them that would be neat, but spend resources on them? Join the queue, the end is that way...
I've also downloaded the Pack.
