Turret rotation of Pz III J

The Pz 3 J is a bit crippled by its tediously slow turret rotation. But is it justified?

I made some comparisons with some Warthunder data. (realisctic mode)

The Bt7 (16°/s) and the T50 (8°/s) got the turret traverse speed of their WT counterparts with an ace crew.

The Pz IV E (12°/s) gets the fully upgraded traverse speed (not ace). Still ok.

But the Pz III J (around 5.3°/s) has less than the half of its WT version.

I mean, the Pz. III J is meant to be the counterpart of the T50. And it is the only tank the germans have that can destroy it reliably. Without having to aim for the cupola.
But it is signifacantly less efficient against infantry, because of the slow traverse speed.

So I propose to increase the turret rotation speed of the Pz. III J such that it matches its WT version.

The data regarding enlisted come from in-game measurements and screenshots I found online. Since Darkflow hidden this infromations a few updates ago.
So if anyone has some free time and can look into the game files to verify this I would appreciate it.

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No, it gets it’s expert crew turret rotation:
(Panzer 3J stats)
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What I believe you’ve mistaken it for is the Panzer 3J1:
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Which is what the 3J should be repalced with imo.

Also:

Is not the case. The short 50mm pens all the same spots as the Pz4s short 75mm.
The current 3J is completely redundant and basically has ne reason to exist. it needs to be replaced by the 3J1 with the faster turret and long 50mm.

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PZIII J is hand cranked that’s why it’s slow

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