I would rather have had its speed reduced instead so that it couldn´t chase retreating squads and escape enemy armor so easily. From gameplay point of view I hope it will not become a sherman crocodile v2 in the future.
I would be interested to know too if anyone has actually gotten either one of these new soviet commanders as of yet? Do they exist or is it only rumours?
It is designed to be an anti-infantry squad gibbing platform, much as the Phant or Jagd are Anti tank ammo rack detonating platforms.
If it proves to be too generalist, the AT will be the thing that takes a hit.
Yeah believe me, I know. I came up with this suggestion since almost everyone is so hell bent into nerfing it. This way, it could still have some squad wipe potential, but not with every shot.
Here is an idea. Make isu more at-oriented and then give it barrage ability not unlike su76, except firing one shot only. Make it have relatively low cooldown and add small munitions cost (30-45?) if necessary.