I like the disclaimer. Because the reality is that with the reduced fuel income for OKW and lack of caches it gets worse. 5 Shermans vs 2 Panthers I think I give the win to the shermans there.
I'm not so sure rarely is it ever going to be straight up 5 shermans vs 2 panthers. There will be shrek and zooks and at guns. The shrek does way more dmg to shermans especially hit in the ass and to kill those panthers you will get exposed flanking you cannot attack them toe to toe you will lose every time. I think smart panther players win easily here by just backing up and using range sherman isn't that fast unless its already in full sprint and veted and can suprise the panther. the panther is incredibly fast for as big of a tank it is compared to a sherman. Attacking from the front most sherman hits are going to bounce. I think it is about even the smarter driver or sometimes what rng and pathing of some maps want to do will make the winner of that.