This is the problem that most emplacement based at weapons have. At least 17 pounder has brace, unlike pak43 that dies to one nade lol. 20 pop cap is just absurd..
If you can't field KT as OKW player with OKW current state, YOU do something terribly wrong, like forgetting how to micro or getting base locked despite having more units on the field.
OKW infantry was fine when they could shreckblob vs allied infantry. Now that they have stg44s, they should do even better vs double upgraded riflemen!
Also Cromwell is underpriced for its performance (regarded by most as the best medium in game).
I don't know if the stats used here are for the okw p4 or the ost one, but the ost p4 rarely bounces crap if they don't have skirts, and the pen is mediocre as hell.
Well, seeing some of your posts recently, I'd say you aspire to top me and you're on a good direction to do that.
But...
For simplicity, I'll use the mid range penetration(as this is the range where most shoot outs happen unless one jumped on others rear), which is:
T34: 100
Cromwell: 120
Sherman: 120
P4: 110
Now, on to armor:
T34: 150
Cromwell: 160
Sherman: 160
P4: 180
Reload:
T34: 6,1
Cromwell: 5,9
Sherman: 5,9
P4: 5,6
I don't think I even need to do math for T34, because its obvious its at disadvantage here, unless it attacks first and gets on rear armor, but for the sake of discussion, I'll include it:
P4 vs T34
T34 have 55% to pen and needs on average 9 shots to kill P4.
P4 have 73% chance to pen and on average needs 5 shots to kill T34.
Difference is rather obvious who is the regular winner here and by what margin.
Now:
P4 vs Cromwell
Cromwell have 66% to pen and needs on average 6 shots, average TTK being 29,5 seconds.
Pr have almost 69% to pen and needs on average 6 shots as well, except it fires slightly faster, needing only 28 secs to kill cromwell.
While its not really crushing, P4 have advantage here.
Same numbers apply for sherman.
Accuracy of the guns is the same, BUT sherman got slightly bigger target size so its slightly easier to hit.
Conclusion:
Ost P4 have the advantage over every single allied stock, as I've said(which to you is delusional).
vs T34 there is no contest, winner is clear.
vs cromwell and sherman, the RNG is involved, but the odds still favor P4(slightly more vs sherman if we include accuracy and target size), just as I've said.
Ah good, now I understand why my Panzer IV still loses 90% of the time vs a cromwell. Good to know!