Something still needs to be done about gold rounds and the Foch

Trevzor: I think you are missing a big point here. The Foch is a tank destroyer. It is designed solely to find, engage, and kill tanks. I haven't looked at its stats in terms of alpha, reload, etc. but I can tell you this, it will ruin just about any tank's day. Yes, the Foch has come crazy front armour, but that is about all it has for armour. I do believe it has less than 2k hit points as well. That means that when it gets flanked or artied that the Foch is going to have a bad day. Honestly, 1400 point shots from my 261 are very common amongst the Foch family. Plus, a batchat getting behind it, forget about it.

Really, at the end of the day you need to have a dynamic play style that can change on a moment's notice based on the tanks you are facing. Look at the enemy team composition and determine how you can play based on that. "No arty, no big TD? May god have mercy on these poor souls." That sort of concept.