Oh, I missed that fix. Well doesnt matter still sucks and good only for lulz
Not sure what axis only players expected after prolonged "nerf flamers" campaign of last months
Players got exactly what they have asked for, flame unit for OKW as well as balanced flamers.
Surely this is the crux of the issue with the tank and the commander as a whole.
If it could swap to a "normal" main gun (like the KV-8) as well as the flame gun it would make much more sense.
Unless it can I am really missing something?
You actually are missing quite important thing.
KV-8 had its 75mm gun replaced by smaller, 45mm gun(disguised as normal 76mm, 45mm cannon was inside 76mm barrel) and flame thrower added to that.
There was no problem for KV-8 to use both, because they didn't excluded each other, flame thrower was mounted next to MG, cannon was next to it.
Flame hetzer had its 75mm gun completely removed and replaced by 14mm flamethrower.
Its impossible from any logical point of view for it to be anything else then flame tank in this variant.