I doubt this will ever be fixed but I might as well just say it.
When the wehrmacht's pak 38 is cloaked, it only fires on approaching vehicles. However when the hetzer is cloaked it will fire on approaching infantry. Shouldn't this behave like the pak? This bug makes ambush mode way harder to use than it should be since you have to hold fire in order to control it. I know the m18 behaves the same way but that thing has a turret so its no big deal. It doesn't seem that hard to fix since you already have it working pretty well with the pak.
well i mean that's kinda the point. it's an earlier game version (ie t3) of a td that allows for a different kind of playstyle. some players don't always want to go for the big end game tanks - it's just another option.
I know new units are the last thing people wanna see right now, but this seems like something that would fit in with a late 1944-1945 tow/mp setting. Y'know, when the Germans are on the defensive.
I'm thinking this thing would be a straight up ambush tank. If it's out of ambush mode, its gun has the same penetration and range as a panzer 4 or t-34 but with the same anti-infantry capabilities as a stug g. When it's in ambush mode, it gets a huge first strike modifier (something like 2x penetration & 2x damage) and range increase to say that of an su85. After it fires it's first shot you have like a 5-10 second buff that allows you to keep the first strike bonuses, but after it wears off you'll have to get out and reposition.
Ambush mode will work only when there's heavy cover nearby. It will camo the tank and give it the 1st strike bonuses. It makes the unit kind of situational (mostly effective on urban maps). Maybe let the Hull-Down ability camo the tank if there's no heavy cover nearby?