I don't get this rear armour nerf complaint. You should be puinshed if you're heavy tank is outflanked.
The mediums flanking already need to expose themselves to the rear-line AT that should be supporting the heavy.
This is a huge nerf. Since there is no side armor and only front and rear armor are in the game this directly influences shots to the side.
The Panther already is penetrated on a regular basis to the side and rear. This is getting worse now. Same for the Tiger and Tiger II.
The Panther is supposed to chase down tanks currently thus exposing its side and rear. This means pretty much instant death now.
The Tiger II is very slow and also going down way faster now. This means all an Allied player has to do is bumrush mediums, not take casualties and win. The front armor will get easily penetrated by the new SU-85 and Firefly in no time.
Pretty sure it´s the time of the year again to play Allies only.