Some design questions

[Buhler]

Flanking is almost impossible to do when you have a tank with 4 MGs watching every direction.

Doesn't even matter. I always use a good mix of regular infantry and rocket troopers, as well as artillery, and just last night I saw an IS-3 stand four rockets, two rocket artillery barrages, and two flanking maneuvers containing both German heavy armor and storm troopers. There is no exaggeration here, it's ridiculous how much you have to throw at these things just to knock them out, not even permanently destroy them.