I know that you've already made your decision, but I just wanted to jump in here and say something about the Sherman...

It has always been my favorite tank for close quarter battling between scale buildings. [sm=thumbup.gif] The shorter barrel is so much easier to maneuver and since it is generally set-up as light armor in most people's war games, you get more shots off in a shorter time frame; "shoot and scoot". I think that I spent more time driving mine backward around buildings - firing - than I did driving it forward. It is definitely my Tamiya weapon of choice in an IR battle! Plus, reliability issues are almost nonexistent. I just wonder if you could replace the rotation unit with one from a Leopard. [sm=50_50.gif]

Jason