TS: Vue Component not imported as class but only as type

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I am having a bit of an issue here.

I am on the newest create-app skeleton.

I am trying to do this basically: https://play.vuejs.org/#eNp9Uk2P0zAQ/SsjX9JWJTnAqWQrwaoSywEQ9IY5ZJNJ4sWxLX+Urkr+O2OnLVmEeonseS9v3ozfib0zJj8EZBtWutoK48GhDwZkpbo7zrzjbMuVGIy2Hk5gsYURWqsHyOi37Ar5Z4NAYve9kM2ZkBeXQmyRveWKq1or56FOrLsoVz5QoVI17kmhjDK6vQpt4TeoIOV2Eb/LKFAWk09yRRePg5GVR7oBlJUxryZpEib36UwD7Hu0CK7XgaBHhAqyx8pmoPBIzjX4XrgNtFqXxVWCFMtiJs/WtAxy34ouf3Ja0cZOsSl10YMREu1n4wVNx9kGEhKxSkr962OqeRtwfanXPdY//1N/csdY4+yLRYf2gJxdMV/ZDv0E7759Iu8zcNBNkMS+AX5Fp2WIHifa+6Aasj3jJbcP6UGF6vZud/So3GWoaDQyx8TnTKhahib1/M4ZqkPe5DEv6/NOtELl3azobF2sVsXq5S1mg7MfZ1G63N/Y598dvM7fJDNcjfQ086D9m+WUlCl3rnr+gDQkRa8Nqo76sFhO8pGhJeZSd4usj6yMAkf6XDXYCoW7o9EOF6eLyLi8lcVGHNKBjk5qD8WWIpeQYoJepmv8AyMXMRM=

As you see I want to use a typed reference of the AppChild component in my code.
For Typescript to be satisfied, I should use import type AppChild, which leads to the component not being rendered.
I understand that this happens, because typescript thinks I can drop the file completely during compilation, since there are only types in there.

BUT I also need the import for the <AppChild> component in the template. Which would need a import AppChild directive.
That would also work with the typeof line of the code.

BUT now comes the IDE(s):
VSCode only wants to import AppChildVue. I dunno what that is, but the import basically the same as for AppChild only that is suffixed with Vue: import AppChildVue from './AppChild.vue'

PHPStorm on the other hand creates an import type AppChild... line all the time. This is probably a context issue, since it does not realize that I am still using the component in the template.

So....wth is going on and how would I go about fixing it xD

I am unsure if I am in the right place here or if I would better open a discussion in vuejs/language-tools.
I have been struggeling with this for some days now (been updating and adapting an existing project to the create project structure.

Any help is appreciated.