I think you should improve your micro. Almost 80% time in game as US I go for Stuart. It helps a lot to push back, harrass points or even helps to fight panther with blinding shot. Yep it kinda krazy clicks needed, but it always rewarded.
Maybe some buff for ROF would be good, or some price lowering.
True, but I rather micro my M20 and rifles than a Stuart. Spend so much time microing tin can armor that pops like pinata, you end up bleeding your manpower or worse loosing your squads while you are trying to micro your Stuart to dodge shreks, at guns and get in close to that panther for the stun and crit. With an M20 you have smoke which allows you to get out of jail quick with reverse and then you can go back to microing your squads that are following it. The M20s value is so much better than the stuart. Hits the field quick, mines one shot light armor and imobs other armor, has smoke, comes with a bazooka, and vets up quick allowing it to greater LOS to spot for AT Guns.