Well it has Brace, and cant get stolen or decrewed, just like the British trenches are immune to enemy occupation, but i mean even the ML-20 or the leFH 18 cost 15 pop cap, and those things are rare to be seen in 1vs1 situation, so 14 pop cap for 17pdr is fine for me, but maybe the fuel cost could be reduced to 50 (fuel cost for 17pdr was 75 in COH 1), since bofors is 30fuel
And Pak43 can't be destroyed by mortars so easily, can't be destroyed by at guns (when crew is on), can't be destroyed by small arms fire, can shoot through obstacles, it's cheaper.
You use brace agasint flames, small arms fire, mortars etc.
Pak43 dont need brace casue, except for being decrewed, small arms of flames won't kill it.