Profile of Sander93

The 85 isn't a specialized version of the 76mm it's just a bigger version

Yeah I also disagree that the T-34-85 is a sidegrade. It's straight up a better T-34-76. The only situations I can think of where a player might go with the 76 instead is when they can't wait for the extra fuel, when they just need a tank to force enemy infantry off the flanks (in which case a T-34-76 is more cost efficient) or when they need a tank to ram with. In all other cases, the T-34-85 is simply the superior choice. Which is completely fine in my opinion. Doctrinal things shouldn't be better per default, but it's fine if some things are to some extend. As long as they aren't that much better that the doctrine becomes a no brainer pick. Soviet doctrine picks have a healthy amount of diversity at the moment. Could the T-34-85 have worked as more of a specialized vehicle (for example a tank hunter like the Panther)? Sure. But the current design works just as well.

In that regard I also don't agree that the SVTs aren't a sidegrade compared to the 7 men upgrade. I think it is. SVTs come sooner and are better for the mid game while 7 men are better late game. It's down to player strategy and preference which one to pick, demonstrated by the fact that both are meta and both are used very often. The same is true for Panzerfusiliers and Volksgrenadiers. 5 men Grens were supposed to offer the same choice, but ultimately their increased durability has made it a favourable upgrade over the LMG 42. But again I don't think this is bad per se as the doctrine is designed on purpose to offer very good infantry bonuses but little else. So even if the VSL upgrade itself is a bit of a no brainer pick because it's better than the stock upgrade, the doctrine isn't.

I don't see how the off maps are a problem.

Because the Elefant and ISU-152 commanders are too versatile with too many powerful abilities stacked into one commander, on top of having a superheavy call in, which means there's almost no reason not to pick them. That is why Jaeger Armor and Mechanized Support are seen almost every match in 2v2-4v4. Replacing some of the top notch abilities with less powerful ones should put these commanders more in line with other commanders and open up room for more counters and different picks.

I also don't know what the IL-2 Bombing Run and SDB have to do with blobs as they are very ineffective against those anyway.

T-34/76 actually has less chance to pen a JT than a P4 can a ISU.

T-34/76 has a 100% chance to pen the Elefant or Jagdtiger rear armor from close range.

The P4s have an 81% chance to pen the ISU-152's rear armor from close range.

I think the ISU-152 could do with a rear armor nerf from 155 to 110 (same as Elefant/Jagdtiger) so that it's more vulnerable to flanking Panzer IVs. And then remove the IL-2 bombing run from the commander together with removing the Stuka Dive Bomb from Jaeger Armor.

So just give it 10 extra health? Any unit capable of dealing 160dmg also has coax that would finish the job.

The coaxials don't have the same max range. And ATGs don't have a coaxial. The ambulance needs to be vulnerable (aka die in one shot) to counteract how powerful it is in a forward position in 2v2s and up.