I think you are dead on with the re-write.  Now that you mention it, the "big three" was bothering me for the same reason, and I did not realize it until you said something.  Now if we can get DMorpheus to sign off on it, I think we will be OK.  It seems to me that we have to include the relibility issue somewhere in the article in order to insure balance.  Somewhere I have an Ordnance Dept. analysis of a T-34 that they tested.  The reliability of the drive train was terrible, with the engine lasting only a few hours before it went kaput.  I'll try to find it, but don't bet that I do because I can't seem to find anything anymore.