it does... the answer is the panther is fine...
So according to you a Panther should have a 70% chance to damage a medium at range 50 and and SU-85 should have a chance of 80% range 60 and 104% once vetted.
what? if the opponent buys an SU-85 as area denial to your cheaper panzer 4 and ONLY your cheaper Panzer 4 then its a clear win on your end... all you simply have to do is to punish the soviet player for this by using infantry...
How many games have you won because your opponent build a su-85.
let me ask you then as to why alot more people field pumas as opposed to SU-76s? theres a good reason why the SU-76 is barely used if at all...
I just explained people make Puma to counter units like the T-70 not counter Cromwell/Sherman.