cyberhetzer
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You said it yourself, who would use a tank destroyer on top of a Panzer IV? This is just a suggestion for new content, merely an idea, so there’s no need to raise alarms against it. Regarding which BR III tanks could destroy it, you have the T-34 57 and the M10 (with both you can even destroy a Panther G in the turret and penetrate its lower 50mm frontal glacis), so there are options to counter it. Comparing this suggestion with the Jagdpanzer IV, it would be inferior due to the characteristics I mentioned in the post where I made the suggestion (I’m obviously not going to rewrite it). The idea that a BR II tank could counter it is the same old repetitive notion: a tank of a lower BR will always have some disadvantage against a BR III tank in some aspect (firepower, mobility, or survivability).
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As much as I’d like to see Hetzer in-game and reasonably at BR III, there’s already the StuG III G as premium.
I doubt they’d be willing to overshadow a premium TD by a normally accessible and better TT TD.
Additionally considering that the 38(t) ended up as premium, I think the Hetzer would end up the same.
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I mean sure let’s just pretend stuff like the pz sfl ic, premium pz4 j, jagdpanthar, and ho ri prototype don’t exist all of which have direct upgrades to them within the tech tree
I didn’t say there weren’t such cases, just that Hetzer would/will most likely receive the “unusual” tank treatment.
And as far as those vehicles go. Several prems are here just for tank enthusiasts and gatherers. The 38(t) nowadays is far outperformed by the Pz.3 J, though such was not the case back in Moscow campaign. The Pz sfl ic is however now decent ever since Pz.3N got up tiered and it is a good counterpart to the Puma.
Certain other prems are there to allow easier progression for newbies willing to spend money to make the progression more comfortable.
Lastly, all of the vehicles you just mentioned, except the Ho-Ri Prototype, can not be normally bought either from the TT or the shop, they are limited to special timed offers. (Right now the Dicker Max and Pz.3M is on sale)
As it stands, BR III has thus 2 premium vehicles always available for purchase, that being the Stug III G and Flak 37. Given that those cover the need for TDs in BR III, I am sorry to say and as much as I’d want the tank to be in game, I’d wager Hetzer will end up being a special timed offer prem.
Jagdpanzer 38(t) can easily be ported from War Thunder, which is nice!
Also, since the armor is more comparable to a BR 4 vehicle, the firepower can be compensated with either APCR (PzGr.40, 182mm penetration at 10m) or more appropriately for a late war tank destroyer, fin-stabilised HEAT (Gr.38 KL/C KLW, 162mm penetration at any range).
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