I've just joined a clan, [L-UK] for english speakers only. Its got some seriously good quality lads within it. We all use ventrillo (teamspeak alternative) and Tank Company nightly. As I said, superb characters, good banter and total fun all round. Anyone interested, hit me up I can definitely sort out an interview with the higher ranks of the clan.
I know the feel, bro. Trying to get T29, but I'm stuck on M3 Lee too. Here's the thing with that tank. It doesnt suck, really. Just get a decent crew for it, upgrade your tank and play it as TD. You wont get much XP for each battle, but hey, you only need ~14k for next tank. That's two or three days work.
Biggest problem is the power creep and teir setup IMO. German end-war tanks going against 1960 era tanks designed specifically from the lessons learned in ww2, well.
they even made the pz4 worse than the sherman in every way. Anyone who knows history will cringe as i mention that a tiger can get penetrated by a 37mm.