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I don't want to turn this into another Jackson thread, so I'll keep it short: yes, I agree with you that the Jackson is disproportiinately good considerung its price and other TDs. But USFs other AT options are also probably the worst in the game, that's why the Jackson has to overperform.
Regarding the HP: the unit was a 3 shotter quite some time ago, I think it was buffed because this was unsustainable for USF and the game flow.
Changing its HP would cause a huge avalanche of USF AT rebalance, which I do not think is worth it since we have a decent chance of ending up with a broken faction (compared to an overperforming AT unit in an otherwise AT underperforming faction)

I wouldn't say the usf other option are the worst at all. They are all extremely cheap (barring the Jackson) for example RE with zooks are basicly the cheapest AT squad in the game. Sherman has better than average pen on its AP shells, the 57mm at gun CAN have the highest pen of all man AT guns (on top of highest rof and longest range)
Then doctrinally they have elite zooks, AT variant shermans with great ROF, cheap m10s.... Their options are diverse and frankly decent, but why would you ever build them when all you need is a Jackson?

The only stock change I'd like would be for officers to get elite zooks as well to both make officers more exciting and desirable in the AT role.

Regarding the old Jackson, yea it's old squishiness was an issue, but making it not squishy with hardly any other change is a much worse direction (it's what? 20 fuel more expensive now but still mobile as all hell, accurate on the move, has HVAP with more pen and damage and a crew?)

It would be like saying ost relies on the sniper but is punished for not protecting it so we're giving it another model. But also it has self healing and can shoot on the move.

I don't think I agree with everything(most) here, especially with all the squishy stuff. The M4a3 is no squishier than a cromwell and actually tanker than the t-34/76, the pak howitzer is no squishier than an leig, the Jackson while having slightly less armor than the su85 has more hp then the StuG.

Plus the biggest durability boons for the Jackson are its mobility, crew and 60 range.

Last question needs to be dropped too and what's between is irrelevant.

You'd get same results if you just made selection with 1st or last question alone and it would be equally biased based.

Plus, its not like that opinion extends to any kind of indication and sadly, we do not have access to any metrics, so despite long ass opening post, pools like that are exclusively popularity contests.

Even then, OKW not showing on the polls at all really is fairly interesting.

Nothing proved that it is OP, and if so, maybe it's for the greater good like the T-70.

And as every plane can be shot down, all faction relying on it have other option to not be ultra dependant (often non doctrinal). OKW now only has those flare and are so important that it justify taking the only commander who has it. So as I stated, nothing proves that it is OP, but everything point out that it has an important place in the OKW and teamgames.

Flares are strong and it must be considering the role it has to fulfill.

I agree okw should get some form of non doc recon. Since it's late war Germany if suggest some sort of half track maybe. Obviously we don't want ANOTHER AT option for okw so I'm not sure which halftrack variant to use. It's too bad the Germans never just like... Strapped a search light to a halftrack because that would be perfect! Granted we would have to use existing models since they armt making anymore... Perhaps we could repurpose the uhu. It's close enough to a halftrack with a searchlight strapped to it that I think we could pull it off with a bit of imagination and maybe a crafty skin? Any modders able to lete know if we could repurpose the halftrack with the spot light on the back of it to act as a scouting unit? I'm thinking something like a halftrack with a searchlight strapped to it. I know it's probably a stretch and starting to get into fantasy but I really think a halftrack with a search light on it would not only be really cool but would also be a great platform for a scouting unit. It would also fill the role of a scouting unit and give a good, new and out of the box approach so the only faction with a halftrack with a literal fucking spotlight on it and make it a scouting unit. Like one would expect from a half track with a search light on it.

It really is too bad though that okw lacks anything like a halftrack with a search light attached to it and instead of to rely on their 210mp shared vet cars map hax and the light tank hunter with the most flexible vet ability in the game and also the jp4s vet to scout. Why RELIC? WHY!?!!? WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST STEP INTO FANTASY A LITTLE BIT AND GIBE US A HALFTRACK WITH A SEARCHLIGHT STRAPPED TO IT! WHYYYUYY!!!!?!?!

Honestly the planes and flare should be made more specific how they function. Planes should reveal more area but can be shot down. Flares cant be shot but area they reveal should be very limited.

Its too bad the IR ability is bugged because that would the perfect approach for flares of all flavours. You get Intel without the ability to call in strikes. In contrast planes can allow for strikes but can be shot down and project their position to the enemy. Risk/reward. A concept entirely absent in off map flares.