Makes it easier to run away while nailing and suppressing the shreks or raketens you have as your only counter at 5 mins.
Again, clone the stats on the OKW HT and lets watch the tears flow.
A bit unnecessary and aggressive response.
As stated, the usf halftrack has to have its rear facing the enemy to fire which can make it very vulnerable as even a burst of incendiary round can put it down as reararmour is non-existent.
The canon dosnt fire as well if the halftrack isn't stationery so even a 222 can dislodge the halftrack and effectively kill it without any trouble.
So no, I do not thinkt that it is a balance problem and never has been.
In my experience, it has trouble shooting down aircraft. Not sure if anyone else feels the same.
Edit: if it was clonned as the OKW halftrack , I think you will find it would be even more annoying.