A PIV Ausf J with veterancy is almost twice as likely to wipe a full health squad as a King Tiger is.
Even with all vet bonuses p4 nowhere close to wiping potential of unvetted kt. And you need to get those vet bonuses first, and even then p4 would be super fragile compared to kt.
And IS2 normally overshoots infantry making it quite effective at killing enemies in cover while retaining a nice top speed no other heavy tank in the game besides the KV1 or Panther can compare to.
Ha i wish is2 gunner was not drunk all day long and could land at least every 3rd shot, but he just loves vodka too much.
An IS2 also requires no teching, and comes in 2 quite good commanders.
In whole 2 commanders! How much tiger commanders germany have? 5 or 6? And no teching would not be issue in less than a day.
Yeah what the KT needs most IMO is to have actually decent veterancy.
Maybe little bit better (or better spearhead ability), but nothing too crazy.