It’s much slower than your average Panzer 3/4, traveling up hill is a really herculean feat while Panzers can just drive much quicker than you despite spawning faster
It’s an open top vehicle with non existent armor, your reverse speed is extra awful so you can’t escape from the bombs or demo packs as you are so damn slow. Now soviets are receiving yet another buff to it’s rockets and they obviously can instantly destroy that vehicle, Americans can spam their M8 rockets at BR2.
Even BR1 tanks and AT rifles can pen and one shot your tank when hitting ammo rack that is really loving to explode.
It has no hull/top MG, crew is even more exposed than your usual SPGs.
Now let’s talk about shells - HEAT is extremely inconsistent and doesn’t do any damage a lot of the times, while HE can probably overpressure any tank at BR2/3.
HE shells are not as overpowered as people were expecting you rarely have big groups of enemies at one point, it’s practically always just 4-9 soldiers, Panzers with Heat/HE can easily kill more enemies. And as i have mentioned previously HE shells can overpressure enemies with no problem you don’t really need to aim like with HEAT, it’s a point and click adventure.
Results of last HE shells in my last match (kill numbers):
Shell 1: 5
Shell 2: 9
Shell 3: 4
Shell 4: just fortification no enemies killed
Shell 5: 0
Shell 6: 0
Shell 7: 4
Shell 8: 0 (died vs T-70)
Shell 9: 2
Shell 10: 2
Shell 11: 3
Shell 12: 0
Shell 13: 3
Shell 14: 0
Shell 15: 3
Shell 16: 0
Shell 17-19: 2
Shell 20: 4
Later shots:
Spoiler
5 3 2 8 3 1 0 12 (tank + infantry) 1 3 3 0 7 1 0 1 0 3 4 8 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 5 0 5 0 4 2 4 4 5 2 0 0 0 1 (headshot lol) 1
So let’s calculate kills and also have average:
- Shells 1–16: 5, 9, 4, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 2, 2, 3, 0, 3, 0, 3, 0
- Shells 17–19: 2 kills each, so 2, 2, 2
- Shell 20: 4
- Later shots: 5, 3, 2, 8, 3, 1, 0, 12, 1, 3, 3, 0, 7, 1, 0, 1, 0, 3, 4, 8, 1, 0, 0, 1, 5, 1, 0, 5, 0, 5, 0, 4, 2, 4, 4, 5, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1
Total list of kill numbers: 5, 9, 4, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 2, 2, 3, 0, 3, 0, 3, 0, 2, 2, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 8, 3, 1, 0, 12, 1, 3, 3, 0, 7, 1, 0, 1, 0, 3, 4, 8, 1, 0, 0, 1, 5, 1, 0, 5, 0, 5, 0, 4, 2, 4, 4, 5, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1
Step 2: Calculate the average
- Total number of shells: 62
- Sum of kills: 5 + 9 + 4 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 12 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 135
- Average kills = Total kills / Number of shells = 135 / 62 ≈ 2.177
Final Answer: The average number of kills per shell is approximately 2.18.
I think it’s pretty balanced i don’t think average two kills per pressing left every 10secs is “OVERPOWERED”. Alecto and M24 have amazing speed that let’s it to position up hill and a bit and spam it’s HE shells (Alecto shell should get a buff) while Sturmpanzer has more potent HE that is amazing vs tanks (not that great vs infantry due reload speed) but extremely slow movement and extremely explosive ammo rack.
I can see myself only using that tank to take out KV-1/T-34/Sherman and Grants, in any other scenario it’s weaker than Panzers with short 75mm, heat of sturmpanzer is just unusuable.
