I would be fine with this, if it comes alongside a buff to PIATs to put them on the same effectiveness as Panzershrecks with little-to-no scatter, or cost reduction to 6 Pounder AT Gun or cost reduction/effectiveness buff to the Sniper.
Nerfing the AEC is going to leave the British Forces to get dominated by light tanks and vehicles like pre-AEC Buff.
AEC didnt get buffed AT wise. So the whole brits are vulnerable to lv/lt rushes is a bogus argument. the previous AEC and flak emplacement could deal with lv/lt rushes just fine. what is needed is a buff to the IS and bren carrier. nerf the the aec back to its previous state or increase the fuel cost to 95 because for all purposes its more a medium generalist tank.
It doesnt surprise me that the same idiots that are defending this unit are also the ones that defended 80 dps partisans.