You were actually right, 1 SU is still ok vs 1 Tiger. You just cover SU with infantry, shot 2 times and snare it. After it Tiger is just dead, or is going to a 1 year repair vacation.
But mostly it is more like 2 AT guns, 1 SU and 1 t34 vs heavy armor composition.
And if we are talking about su76, I don't think even 3 SU76 will be as useful as single SU85 vs 1 tiger.
I stand by my words. I'd rather get a single Su-85 then a multiple su76s.
Only this is not what you have posted, you claimed that 1 Su-85 might be better than 3 SU76 vs Tiger. And it simply is not.
And I'm not talking about pretty unrealistic situation where you can choose between getting 3 SU76 or SU85, because you are spending resources and popcap, you are transitioning into the game and you face adapting adversity. Also 3x SU is whole a lot more micro then 1 su85 and, don't know about you, but my micro and multitasking is not unlimited. I'm not Kimbo. So yeah, 1 Su85 is better to have then 3 su76.
Only in the armor composition you described you would have to micro 2 ATG, 1 SU-85 and T-34 and a SU-85 and if you can micro all that you can probably micro a 3 Su-76.
Also I said "I think". But you might get 3 Su76, like Zyllen, because he thinks 2 SU76 >> single Su85, even tho balance team deliberately nerfed armor penetration, so the SU76 spam would not be an efficient strat over getting Su85.
That is not accurate. The change was a great increase in accuracy and small decrease in penetration so that SU-76 perform better vs medium armor and bellow and worse vs heavy armor. And it was a solid change.
If one fighting T3 vehicles Su-76 are probably more cost efficient than SU-85.
As I have pointed out generally speaking going T4 earlier is a better investment and in the long run SU-85 is also a better investment.
On the other if you are facing Tiger SU-76 can deliver more damage than SU-85, so the comment was off mark. Can we now move on PLS.