"Decal system coming soon. As decals become available, players will be able to apply them to their chosen faction's vehicles in place of the default team markings."
You might be right that it is not fair that a Panther can escape that way.
But if a Ost player (e. g.) goes Panther, it will appear after an adequate time for a U.S. or Soviet Player to counter it or even operate against it. Goin T4 (ergo Panther) and not goin Tiger I is in fact pretty risky regarding Ressources and cost efficiency.
Honestly, I am fine with the reverse speed of both Panthers.
In my opinion dealing with and countering a Panther (even with Blitz) is less hard than countering a damned Tiger I/II sitting on a fuel- or victory-point.
Edit: And I don´t say that because I like that tank regarding Avatar and Signature.
i have been playing ardenne assault and i like it but i cannot find the western front armies at all but it says its working. am i just being a bit dim but i cannot seem to find it.
Ardennes Assault is single-player campaign content only.
The Western Front Armies (U.S. Forces and/or Oberkommando West) is multiplayer content only. That means if you are able to play OKW or U.S. in a Comp Stomp or vs Human in a ranked or customized battle everything works fine and as intended.
If you are not able to play these two factions you might getting sure that you activated this/these product(s) the same way you activated Ardennes Assault via your SteamClient.