I agree that Pz4 are pretty much useless once Panther unlocked. All high tier tanks from both Normandy and Berlin campaigns very often one shots Pz4 from front.
because both the Panzer IV H and the T34-85 were comparable to each other.
Both could penetrate each other without much of a problem.
However since this game tries to tell us that the T34-85 is superior to the Panther tank I am seriously confused about their decision here.
Like okay even if the devs rly believe that the T34-85 was some sort of Uber god tank, why would they then let it fight something that was just as good?
So for me there are only two possible explanations:
either they messed the balance up by accident,
or they did it on purpose to glorify their iconic god tank.