Armored Cars in World Of Tanks?

Like the Tier X light tanks before them, the eventual introduction Armored Cars (or wheeled vehicles in general) into this game is pretty much an open secret. There was even an in-game event which prototyped the use of wheeled vehicles and developer Q&As have all but confirmed it. Right now, it's just a matter of time until we receive an official statement.

However, there's still plenty to speculate on how Armored Cars will be introduced. Will they be their own class? How might they compare to the other classes in the game? How might other classes be effected? As my revamped US tech tree accounts for Armored Cars, with several possible branches, it's important for me to describe their potential applicability in the game. So this post aims to identify patterns within the game and then apply my opinions about Armored Cars to them.

M44

The production M44 self-propelled howitzer.

T58 Heavy

T54 Medium

Wooden model of the T54 medium tank.

T69

M41C

M41B with the 90 mm Cockerill gun. Notice the enlarged rear hull.

T42

Wooden mock-up of the T42. Notice the large rangefinders.

T84 HMC

T92/T93

T92 HMC with the 240 mm Howitzer M1. 

M40/M43

M40 GMC with the 155 mm Gun M1.

T79/T80

Artistic rendition of the T79 GMC.

T95E3

T95E6

Full scale mock-up of the T95E6. This is as far as this tank would be developed.

T95 Medium

The original T95 prototype.

TL-LMT

TS-LMT

M4 BRL

M4 90V

Experimental M4A3 fitted with a T26E3 turret.

TS-9

TS-4/3

Drawings of the TS-4 design.

Chrysler Medium Two-Track

L-7

L-4

Drawing of the L-3 design. The L-4 was visually identical.

L-6

Wooden model of the L-5. The L-6 would have been visually similar.

L-3/5

Drawing of the L-3 design.

L-1/2

Wooden mock-up of the 17-ton tank design.

H-2

Wooden model of the H-1. The H-2 was identical except for armament.

H-1

Wooden model of the H-1.

M-4/5

M-1/2

Wooden model of a medium tank with a 100-inch diameter turret ring.

T90 MMC

Artist's concept of the T90 Mortar Motor Carriage,
with the mortar at its maximum elevation.

T88 HMC

M8 Scott

T47 HMC

T47 HMC mock-up with the original turret design.

T41 HMC

T18 HMC

T3 HMC

T78 GMC

M18(90M3)

T67(76M1)

M18 Hellcat

T67 GMC

T49 gun motor carriage. Note the coaxil and hull-integrated machine guns.

M8A1

T50 GMC

Early non-turreted version of the T50 GMC.

T42 GMC

M22 Locust

Early concept drawing of the revised T9E1 light tank.

TS-6

M37

M7 Priest

TS-2

T32