Yeah losing a Stuart to a Panzer or a Panther is not really the problem, it's supposed to be that way. The problem is the Schreck blobs. Three Schreck shots and it's done. Someone needs to check the target size in the files because it acts like a rocket magnet. They rarely miss.
Rifles do scouting better and with less resource wipe potential. It gets practically hardcountered by infantry. There is a window of opportunity against Obers before the Panther arrives provided you manage to chase the Volks off.
Target Size is 19
T70 is 18
Luchs is 18
JagdPanzer IV is 17
If you look at the target size of all USF armor its abnormally large for its class. Sherman larger then T34, Stuart then T70, Jackson the size of a T34/85/Panther etc etc.
The problem is the REDIC 60% accuracy sooo lets look at this shall we?
.025 far and .05 near just like the Bazooka
The zook gets 1.29 buff at Vet 3 Rifles and Shrek gets 1.6 more or less at Vet 5.
So at far its .04 which means 47.5%? Chance to directly hit and someone smarter then me can explain how Scatter can still make a miss a hit cause I am not so smart.
Also smarter folks feel free to correct my poor Maths.