And when it comes at 7-8 min range, it is a god given weapon of doom that can change entire games around and ensure victory. What is wrong with that, aah nothing
They might as well give the 222 a little penetration buff so it can fight this monster, no need to nerf the m5 or make it come in later, just give Ostheer some kind of worthy light vehicle counter to it.
you also realize that most of the time M5 is used to break the defensive positions of axis. If you want to nerf this, you must do something to buff conscripts or penals so Soviets can flank properly