I agree that the vet0 ROF is good and important for it, but the only reason why it suffers the least from losing vet is because it scales the worst of all.
Yeah it scales worst because if it didn't it would be crazy overpowered imo
I don't know why you point this out, this has nothing to do with differences between the ATGs.
I said that because you brought up "selling points". Selling point is also irrelevant to the differences between ATGs, since you don't get to choose between buying a 57mm and a pak40. You buy the AT gun your faction has. Which is why they basically all have the same selling point
The cone is a strong point of it, the ROF in my eyes is not. You first have an ROF advantage compared to other ATGs, then a disadvantage at vet2 which afterwards transforms into about equal/slight disadvantage until the wipe.
The cone and RoF go hand in hand. Having a larger cone gives you more time to hit a tank trying to flee. Which is why the pak needs the vet bonus more than the 57 does
Personally, I think USF should rather have a more "normal" ATG. Bazookas can already take the LV duty. An anti light specialized tank gun is to some extend redundant.
I don't think specialized against lights. It also excels against medium armor. It's by far the best counter to Ost t3 that you can have by the time one of those vehicles arrives
OKW p4 messes with this sure, but it arrives much later and worst case scenario you pop sabot rounds
Imo the only USF AT problem is lack of another real AT vehicle besides Jackson. I think it's the reason the Jackson is so universally good, which is a balance problem in and of itself