A Panther with decent AI (lets say P4 AI) would certainly justify the cost of 200+ fuel and im pretty dawn sure that most axis players would make this trade in a second.
A Panther with better ai performance would also help to get rid of the "Tiger always"
meta atm.
Turn a specialist into a generalist when there’s already 2 on the roster (Tiger and P4)? Horrible idea.
generally u want to steal the enemy gun and destroy ur owns, but it's still a disadvantage for the weapon team performance
In fairness you can’t always steal a team weapon. Decrewing one and attack moving to quickly destroy it is a legit tactic. Not taking sides, just saying this is quite usual.
I don't see how Assault Tommies are going to be a viable option when they aren't even better than Assault Grenadiers and come in a mediocre doctrine. Meanwhile Ass-Grens come with Tigers.