Oh, its one of these "I have seen a big foot, but my camera died, but I really did, please believe my completely irrational statement that all the factual and numerical evidence speaks against without my supporting a proof" threads.
If you want to post thread like this, make sure you have a rep attached right below it, because what you describe is impossible under literally any condition.
I don't know if it's intended, per se. I recall Relic talking about how they wanted to add player-controlled MG positioning in buildings in the original.
It is. It doesn't really matter what relic said for the coh1 as coh2 have different crew and goes with different balance principles. What matters is what coh2 relic says and they have said its intended risk of garrison cover.
Panther is a Medium tank with almost the cost and stats of a Heavy tank. 490 Mp + 175 Fu (+ Teching cost)
Fixed for you.
Panther AI is poor, Panther AT is decent, but Panther is weak against AT guns and AT vehicles (making Tiger a better choice)
Armor is supposed to be weak against anti armor weapons.
German armor is no exception to that regardless of the amount of mythology and mysticism around it being indestructible-it wasn't.