@Endless: Thanks for the insights. On the KV-1S though (and for many other fast tanks), it's not like you're required to go full speed towards the front-line. You could just stop and wait for your team to catch up before you leapfrog to the front line, so you'll always have someone covering for you.
Plan is to currently grind the gun on the Pershing though and grind the Churchill I first for cash and the exp that'll eventually go to the Gun Carrier, since I don't have the money to buy any new tanks as of current.