The OKW can now unlock Panthers pretty early if going Battlegroup to Schwerer HQ (150 fuel required to unlock).If it is fine the OKW can build PIVs and Panthers at the same tier building, then it is really pointless the OST must spend extra 360 mp and 120 fuel to unlock their own Panthers when they have built PIVs.
Again I request the cost reduction of OST T4. There're no rewards such as healing,vehicle repair and flaks but it's terrible expensive for no reason.
Maybe the problem here is OKW panther rush, which isn't really excused by anything anymore now that fuel penalty is no more? Maybe OKW needs "hammer specialization" to put their panther timing at the level of other T4 tanks? This is the only reason why comet and churchill were delayed, it makes no sense from balance view to keep okw panther at this timing and tech cost just because okw. The "because OKW" argument died with resource penalty.