So...I sold my KV-5.
It is, sadly, a declawed tiger...
Its impressive armor and decent speed fit nicely with my style but I found that often I get where I want to and lack the punch to make a difference. The gun just kills it. Penetration falls and it is not that accurate for long range sniping and most of the time IS-3\4's just laugh at you. T32's give you a big wet kiss and a hug and it is all over.
It has its moments and of course nicer MM than the Lowe but as far as generating credits, I do better just playing the Lowe then some other tank while it is still in combat.
I seriously dislike the Lowe's speed (try going up a hill with a damaged engine, you MAY overtake a T95) but it is better all around. Squishy yes, but not too bad.
I wish I could get the Type to be my main credit grinder - I much prefer mediums with their mobility.
As of now I'm grinding 3 lines - T29, T20 and KV.
The T20 had a surprising match yesterday. Top tank, we had plenty of other mediums like 3601's on our teams - 2 KV's. yes, zero top tier heavies.
The other team had a good amount of mediums, an IS and a KV-3. I ended up flanking with 3 Stugs (those things can move
and we circled around the IS+M36, killing them easily and proceeded to the cap.