Jumbo sherman would provide the heavy tank roll desperately needed by USF to be able to go toe-to-toe with Pak40s, P4s, Shrecks, etc (in terms of survivability) but would still be vulnerable to heavier Axis AT like Panthers, Tiger, Jagdtiger, etc
Actually the Jumbo could deflect hits from the Panther and Tiger at longer ranges.
I personally think Jackson should get same health and armor stats as EZ8
*hides in closet*
For reduced damage, I'd like to see something like this.
The jackson actually had an extremely lopsided frontal armor layout. The lower hull (starting from below the rivets) is the really really thick plate (100+mm). The easier to hit upper hull is much thinner than a sherman's (35mm).
I checked and while it's true it wasn't the same for the upper and lower front, the difference wasn't as drastic.
Hull Front, Upper: 1.5" (3.25")
Hull Front, Lower: 2" (3.75")