USF used to be my worst faction. Post-patch I'm only losing USF games vs top 50 to 80 Wehrmacht players and USF is my highest ranked and highest win-rate faction, so I wouldn't quite consider myself as an "Axis defender". Unlike you, I play all factions, which gives me a more balanced perspective.
My weakness with Soviets is that often my SU85s get circle-strafed or start derping because of a branch or a pebble. The Jackson, however, is truly a perfect tank destroyer. Costs slightly more than SU85 but it isn't a slow and clumsy pathing nightmare. P4/Stugs flanking me? Nvm I'll run away haha. No other tank destroyer has such an easy time getting out of dangerous situations - which is the whole argument the other side is making.
The argument isn't that the USF doesn't deserve an excellent tank destroyer. It's simply that the Jackson's combination of stats - penetration, range, and speed/acceleration are simply too good for its cost. And this combination is far more valuable than raw DPS because only noobs like "some one" will stand still and let Stugs 1vs1 his M36. Any decent and reasonable player simply abuses the combination of range and speed to kite any and all Axis vehicles to death.
In fact, no other tank destroyer has that combination of strengths - SU85 and JP4 have better dps but are slow-rotating pathing idiots. Sure, jp4 has good front armour - but with such great speed, the Jackson either doesn't get hit or can easily escape if it needs to. Pre-patch Firefly was easily the best tank destroyer in the game because its combination of skills - high pen, bonus damage, OP stun rockets was way too ridiculous for its cost. To be fair in evaluation, the Jackson definitely isn't in that same spot of "Super OP" - but it's clearly the no 1 Tank Destroyer in the game right now.
if u are 1vs1 player i understand that usf is strong faction but in teamgames usf really deserve for jackson with stats like now i mean i get it usf is early faction and usf lategame should be weak because someone in relic decide that but there is no way to end game 4vs4 before lategame
People compare units here 1vs1 WRONG
Jackson spam have no sense
maybe this is funny but when i can get more than 2 jacksons but i know my micro dont let me i decide to give third jackson for free to another player or wait for pershing
Jackson synergy with other t4 units is not that great
People cry about panther in bad spot but in 4vs4 mode panther horde is very dangerus and can deal with infantry squads
Jackson with curent state give u a better chance to survive late game madnes because your best option is to get pershing with jackson but this is counter by jagtiger or ele so people spam arty and infantry
Look at OKW at 4vs4 mode in lategame there is so many opiton so many units with good synergy panther spam
panzer and jagpanzer, kingtiger and jagpanzer, and you as usf jackson and jackson ?
If u dont know how fight against jackson sucured by another jackson? then i dont know how fight against jagtiger secured by panther
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