The USSR currently use the british “76mm QF-17 PDR” in the highBR matches. According to DF / Gaijin, this was only intended to be a “temporary” option because there wasn’t enough time to complete the russian and japanese highBR AT-guns. A few months have passed since then, and nothing has changed.
The USSR deserve their own high-range AT-guns. Therefore, I suggest the following two variants:
1. 76mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)
→ over 103,000 were produced during 1941 - 1945
2. 85 mm divisional gun D-44
→ first of them were built in 1944 and saw combat in the last actions of WW2
→ in total 10,918 were built during 1944 - 1956
I mean tbf, it was used in a direct fire role vs tanks at least once I know off the top of my head, which is already far more than most weapons in this game.
A welcome gif, sledgehammers are always a beauty to see in action.
Tbh, I still want the SH howitzers and mortars represented in some way in game, I think an event radio squad, with the option for SH artillery, basically dropping 1-3 shells (can be changed for balance) in an area, especially effective vs fortifications, tanks and clusters of infantry. (aka everything lmao). Maybe balance it by weapon locking the squad so its stuck in at least BR3, and since their radio ops, people can they decide to uptier it to BR4 or 5 if they want.
