One way to improve the the SU85 would be to give it a better defined role as a heavy tank killer. If the SU85 did 200 damage instead of 160 it would function similar to the Jackson and Firefly as a counter to panthers and other axis heavies. The effectiveness vs medium armor, however, would remain unchanged.
You have the dirt cheap su76 for fighting mediums, if the su85 is getting any buff its ludicrous rof needs adjusted, basicly it needs the"Jackson treatment" where its potential dps goes down in favor of having a chance to actually deal some of the potential dps vs heavies. ATM a vetted su85 is over kill vs mediums and an rng shit show vs heavies (ive had 2 vetted ones fail to pen a tiger once while it pushed up and killed them amd ive had another lone unvetted one solo a tiger with ease, didnt even bounce) #esl #countersyoucancounton it needs to be ineffective vs mediums (so there remains a use for the su76 but scary for heavies.... Sort of like EVERY OTHER FACTIONS TD. ATM its definitely not worth teching up to and buying, hell I probably STILL wouldnt tech up if they gave me one for free when I did USF style....