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That's a poor comparison. The B-17 had more crew manned guns the B-52 didn't require. That's a far cry from it it's a good idea to make the commander play Gunner. Further a perfect apples to apples comparison is never going to be possible. I picked WWII because that was a major conflict of two...

Well if you are ignoring Canon then this isn't about the Leman Russ but your fanfic tank. I would ask you to kindly change the thread title to properly reflect that.

Well for starters there is nothing minor when it comes to Imperium tech. It's all scavenged from a previous civilization and they have gaps because they've lost those specific blueprints. This, coupled with the limited understanding of how their technology works, means its completely possible...

Well lascanons and plasma canons wouldn't require an "autoloader" like a tank gun would. Even an autocannon would be a much smaller shell, possible by quite a lot since "autocannon" in 40k seems to be a malleable term than represent many calibers. And it likely wouldn't count as "fairly...

Swapping out a loader for autoloader is certainly possible through it may not necessarily be advantageous. The US, I believe, still relies on a physical loader citing I believe a human can more swiftly switch between anti-armor and high explosives than an automatic loader can. Further Imperium...

I'll have to double check my copies but I think 40K tanks are generally portrayed with crews of 4-5+ rather than three. Further reducing crews/increasing work load generally hampers effectiveness as the commander has to worry about targeting the gun(s), situational awareness, ammo issues etc...