EU Questions & Answers

Gigelcelrau, on 30 December 2011 - 09:53 AM, said: Hello Overlord,
In one of the previous pages i noticed that you posted a sharp performance drop for the VK2801. Given that and the following facts:
1. Compared to any other tank that uses HE as its bread and butter the VK2801 is the least likely to have at any point in the match the time to stop and aim for weak spots
2. Decreasing the armor HE absorption factor to the point where the VK2801 is effective using HE would make the tanks that use HE and have the time to aim(Hetzer, Jumbo Sherman to name a few) overpowered
3. With the french lines coming in the VK might gain a very false sense of effectiveness because of the thin armor of the french, however i feel having a tank that is 120% effective against 25% of the total field and 30% effective against the rest of the field is bad design and will cause frustration
My question is twofold:
1. What are the steps being taken to restore the VK2801 specifically as a viable tier 5 light?
2. Do any of those steps include considering a new gun for it? If no, why? I feel that the long 75(the short 88 would be a bit too much to ask for i imagine) would go a long way in solving its problems while keeping some distinction between itself and the Chaffee.