...and at the moment the decision to take AEC is a no-brainer, because your cromwell will still come at roughly the same time because of your increased map control with the AEC. that is if the game lasts long enough for a cromwell to even hit the field ;-)
I disagree. on some maps it makes no sense to forgo the bofor just for a slightly earlier generalist vehicle.
But like I said, I think it should be slightly nerfed in range and smoke moved to vet 1 or 2. Then it will be a tougher choice.