The last few days I started learning to play USF properly, i've gone from 11-12 to 23-13. The secret to USF, is DON'T BUILD JACKSONS. I seriously compare this tank to the su-76, its that bad. American AT guns, bazookas, air strikes, or even mass Shermans are all better options to take down German armour.
Its fragile, its range is highly exaggerated, its inaccurate, its speed is meh, its penetration is iffy and it can't hurt infantry.
This. critical mass of shermans>critical mass of jacksons. Hell id rather have M10s. at least they can crush inf and flank easier.
IF anything i ONLY get a jackson if im very behind on fuel, which usually means i lose anyway, since No sherman is almost always a game loser.
Ive NEVER seen or won myself as an ame because of my jackson micro unless it a teamgame or something. If you have to rely on the jackson,you're just delaying the inevitable loss you're going to receive from any half decent german player.
Even if you do counter the german armor with jacksons,you're just leaving yourself open to getting absoulutely raped by the high vet blobs of doom + AT guns that either german faction has.
Moral of the story: If you're going to get a jackson at all,get at least 2-3 shermans first to screen it and allow it to get vet 1 for the AP rounds..
And i would love to see the USF get buffed,especially the jackson as much as the next guy,believe me.
If i had to buff it... id give it AP rounds at VET 0. thats it. its fine otherwise. i truly believe that.