It really isn't. There are way more indirect consequences than you are imagining. For example, putting the Command Panther behind tech would destroy OKW's only competitive strat in high level team games. It can't be pulled away without giving something back in return.
By "team games" you mean 2v2 or 4v4?
Because in the latter, JT would simply replace it. I can see it being more of a problem in 2s.