had a command Panther instead of KT. Multiple times the arty cover destroyed my engines.
My ISG's were for 90% of the time in the mortar range. 2x portar pits took me atleast 40 minutes to take 1 out, the other I couldn't get. Arty cover kept you into the game because I had to be way more cautius
You did have a command panther, but you also had a KT at the end of the game. Your ISG's weren't 90% in the range, because I couldn't get them, plus you had them next to battlegroup, so insta reinforce when they did stray.
The only faction that has issues with them is Ost, if the don't have the mortar halftrack. There are some good commanders with that in, so I don't see an issue to have at least one equipped in-case of coming up against a sim city builder.
Ost player could also go Ostruppen, and completely force Brit player off the field... who cares about mortar pit if you have the majority of the map? If Brit player is able to invest in mortars against Ostruppen play, you did something wrong.