Could any of you guys take a realistic approach on it?
1. "Heavy cav. here!" - Might be English, but everybody in this game has English voice-lines. It is likely, that the line was jsut used, because we know it from Coh1. Might be that it also appears on the new Shermans (as it´s fairly neutral and not a restriction to Americans).
2. The wreckage of the Sherman is on Eastern front maps. "Steppes" map has a M4 wreck. It can be assumed that the Sherman will be available on those Eastern front maps.
3. Russians already have two lend-lease vehicles. Why not a tank?
4. I doubt relic will suddenly jump to a different front, if they didn´t even finish the Eastern front theater properly. There´s so much stuff to be included (like lend lease commanders). Maybe in the far future they could use the M4 skin again, but I doubt Americans will be included now.
5. I think we all have seen what the procedure was in the last months. Inclusion of new commanders for money.
---> A new Russian Commander with American equipment it is.