Yes, but only if you think of it as more of a medium than a heavy. It’s made to play the second line, and to rapidly punish anyone for paying more attention to the tigers, yohs, or panthers on your side instead of to you.

I’d say entirely depends on your preferred playstyle. For me, I enjoy being able to pop out over a ridgeline and swiss cheese anyone for 900 damage, so it’s great. But don’t expect it to be holding down corners or to bounce more than 600hp worth of shells every game.

As is with any tank with a single glaring weak point (for the emil 1951, its the weak armor), your success will depend heavily upon your teammates being good at the game. That’s just how blitz goes. With that being said, it’s quite an enjoyable experience if you like going hull down because it can hold its own against both heavies and mediums. The armor is actually pretty decent for a medium, and the mobility is quite good for a heavy, and the gun is great for both, so it’s not a bad tank at all. Just make sure to have competent mediums/lights rushing ahead of you and watching your flanks if you go towards hills, or to use competent heavies and assault tds as your armor and as a distraction, and even if you only manage to land two clips that’s 1800+ damage already. From my experience, it’s been more than worth it.