At first I want to say that I love the change they did to the 3N.
While they moved it up a BR which would make it kinda useless if unchanged, they did replace the ammo with the new HEAT making it probably still one of the best options to use for BR 3.
But then again retaining the APHE in an BR 3 enviroment (meaning you wont pen shit with it) is on odd decision when the biggest problem of the 3N was the ammo capacity.
But then I also hate how the axis BR 2 lineup was gutted at the same time USSR and the allies recieved huge buffs in the same bracket.
USSR gets another SMG to rival the PPS 42 and 43 which already are better than the axis counterparts
but also now get BR 2 semi auto rifles with higher damage than even the BR 3 semi auto rifles and even more so than the low damage amaguerra in BR 2.
The allies recieve the thompson which is also stronger than the axis ones.
So what is left in BR 2 germany?
SMG that are underpowered.
A semiauto that now also get powercreept hard.
Tanks that are kinda average at best, now that the 3N was moved.
The only saving grace the german faction has in that BR is the MG but MGs suffer from so much dispersion on the move that they cant win games on their own.
So why should anyone want to continue to play germany in BR 2?
So if the intention was to nerf the tanks a bit they could still move the 3N into BR 3. But then give the 4E some of the old HEAT. Without the HEAT that tank is useless once other tanks show up which would be a no go if tank are the only thing saving the faction from beeing overrun by superior small arms.
The armor and mobility on the tank is significantly worse so the powerlevel of the german tank would still be worse than before but still at an useable level.