World of Tanks - Another 6 months down the line

World of Tanks does never get bored. The Devs have recently brought so much in the game that keeps it fresh. And so much more to come in the near future.
A quick look at 'my' World of Tanks' and where we stand just before the end of 2012...

Operational Premium Tanks (money makers)

- Dicker Max (D.Max)
The Hummel in TD-style, what a nifty great Tank Destroyer that is. You have to be a bit lucky in what Tier game you get, but if you're in the top tier, this tank is a great asset!
Just keep moving from cover to cover, as the armor rating is not one of the best ones
- T26E4 Super Pershing
What a waste of money (of course my own opinion). Great frontal armor and a decent gun, but hard to manouvre and as slow as a heavy US Tank Destroyer. If this tank had some more speed, it would actually have been a fun tank.
- Lowe
I think I share my Lowe adventures with most Lowe tankers. Great gun, slow speed. There are some really weak armor points in the front, so remember to use it as a support tank. Great tank bringing money in!
- Matilda
The Soviet Matilda, one of my first tanks in this game, and still meets high standards in battle. One of the quickest reload times for medium tanks. This tank gained me many medals, and with its current crew (300%>) one of the most fun tanks to play with. Proud to be the world's number 5 Matilda user!
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- KV5
Not available in shop anymore but no reason to sell it from the garage. This is a Tank with capital T! Although the gun is from no significance, the armor of this beast can withstand quite a few shots from ANY tank in the field. As long as they don't hit your weak points (the domes on the front), you are unstoppable. I love this tank when taking the hits while my team takes the objective. My main tank to achieve 'Steel Wall'.
- Type59
Although many times compared to the T-54, I don't think they have nothing in common apart from their looks and that they are both Medium tanks. They have complete different armor specs and different guns. As we are talking about the 59 here, I can say, again a fun tank, mainly because half the hits you get are bounced off. This is a primary tank of 'going  around' and take the arty's out. Again, great money maker!

Personal goal of the game

Like all, I want every tank unlocked (master), but grinding the Russian tree first became boring, as SPG's take a long time, and am not particularly a fan of them. So I have taken another approach.
With the introduction of the horizontal trees, I have decided to work my way down from top to bottom, but the horizontal way. This means I started the US tree on the top (TD line to 110E4).
Currently I am working on the second TD line. Long way to go!

Current Tier X collection

IS-4
IS-7

Object 263

T110E4