Panzer tactician smoke is 1 click escape card. It was issue since ever.
If it wasn't an "issue" why would they lock it behind specific commanders? Lots of the Ostheer doctrines have very useless abilities and this is one of the few that isn't. Its not free, it doesn't guarantee the survival of the vehicle (like many of you are saying) and its locked behind specific commanders.
Some people are saying how it makes it soo easy for axis vehciles to survive while the USFs can hop out of the tank and instantly repair engine damage and drive away WHILE ALSO HAVING SMOKE, AND its on ALL their vehicles. Soviets have vehicle crew repair, and Brits have all these abilities that smoke all damaged vehicles for you AND free smoke on AEC.
I had a game a few days ago where I was using riegel AT mines (guarantees engine destroyed) and a Sherman hit it and got disabled, as I was moving my paks in to finish it off, he had hopped out and repaired it, smoked my paks and was gone.
Non-doctrinal ability countering doctrinal one.
If Ostheers panzer tactician is an "issue" then USFs 3 second crit repairs is also an issue.