Armor Facing Rule

[Huib Versloot]

Better ratio of Shermans vs Panthers

What do you mean by that? Because Shermans only what could do against Panthers to score a hit was to use manoeuvre tactic. During long distance range duels they didn't had much chance even with additional front armour mounted by crews.

So I don't think reducing Panthers advantage and making them more vulnerable to smaller AT guns (what could do 45mm or even 50mm gun against 110 mm thick sloping armour?) has something with making it more realistic.

I mean better chance for Shermans to get a kill on a Panther (more in line with historical figures)
I mean that Panthers would back away, also for 6 pounders/ 57 mm and would not dare to rely on frontal armor against AT guns (as CS players do). See battles on Hell's Highway 107th Pz Brig vs 101st AB Div in 1944.

IMO the manoeuvre tactic you mention is NOT represented by playing with AF "on" where is assumed that all tanks have welded turrets and all vehicles in a platoon in a 250 x250 metre area face the same direction. Rather it is better represented in the abstract way of a dice roll and an overall defesive value when played with AF "off".