I hope that the team is more responsive to replacing the Sturmtiger after the tournament. The Sturmtiger deserves a fair chance even if want to see him replaced by Tiger I. I think a poll about this would be important to get an impression where the community stands.
Very nice idea to combine arty officer's smoke with goliath!
I'd still like to see the Sturmtiger turned into an SPG to be honest, even if it gets replaced in Elite Armor. I mean it's rocket did have a range of about 3 or 4 miles if I remember correctly in real life.
Turning it into a mobile B4 that could be taken out easily if not protected after firing would make it a risk vs reward unit with which I don't see anything wrong with really. And it's short range combined with the MG revealing it early and the projectile hitting objects doesn't help either, even if it can now move while reloading straight off the bat, it would be a bigger risk than just getting a KT and not bothering with the unit at all.
With the range it would gain if it were turned into an SPG the risk vs reward factor would be 50/50 somewhat, while right now it's more like 70/30 if not more % chance of you actually losing the ST because it's close to the front lines and because it's slow you can't really move it to your base sector to reload and then come back when you really need it and if we're honest here, you'll never use the unit in a 1v1 unless you really feel cheeky or see that your opponent is in a hopeless situation and just want to have some fun.
I personally would not use it over the KT in it's current state in a team game where I believe it will have a bigger chance to be seen and used. I mean sure, you'll have the backing of your team, but still, a well executed and coordinated strike would take it out no matter what you do, I've lost many vetted STs this way because even the smallest of error is taken advantage of by the enemy, after which I just say fuck it and solely rely on my KT.