guardian_angel_2017, on 02 July 2018 - 01:38 PM, said:
Let's take a tank like, say, the m48, I suppose. It's not very maneuverable, and it's armor profile is really poor, unless it's hiding its hull and only showing the top. On flat ground, how exactly would this m48 who isn't much taller than the obj, but taller than most of its medium peers, manage to kill the 263? The 263 has enough mobility to stop it- actually it has enough mobility to stop any medium/light from COD'ing it- so what are the mediums supposed to do? You see what I mean? The 263 is broken against medium tanks in particular.
The 263 specializes in Mobility, it's the only real tank destroyer that does.
Every tank has a bad matchup with another and a preferable matchup with another.
Say for Example the Beta Sherman Vs. Leopard.
The Beta Sherman will bounce most shells that the Leo fires and has enough mobility to keep the Leo in front of it. The Beta Sherman having lower pen than most T5 75mm guns will be able to easily penetrate the Leopard.
Now say for example Beta Sherman Vs. Matilda BP. The Matilda while it may not be fast has enough traverse and turret traverse to fire at any attacker, and will punish with it's high 130mm of penetration, and fast firing 6pdr. The Beta Sherman with it's lower pen while it may not ricochet every shot, it will struggle slightly with the Matilda's Armor Profile. The Matilda will normally come out on top in this case given it's high DPM, Armor Profile, and Penetration, as well as it's ability to turn turret and hull fast.
If every tank was neutral against one another that would not let people use strengths, hence the Obj. 263 being an Anti-Medium tank.
The Obj. 263 struggles with other TDs as it cannot trade well, and it's sides are typically overmatched by the 150mm+ calibre's. It also struggles with heavies as while it does have high pen usually trades shots with limited results as it has the second smallest HP pool, just ahead of the grille 15 by only 50 Hitpoints.
The tank is truly balanced, as it has two vehicle types that keep it in check, while we only have 1 tier 10 light in the game, and mediums are occasionally not all too common to see.