id say oorah + molotov is a bit more relevant at disloging the mg42 than engie flamers but i digress...
nah not the first HQ... i meant the first truck which means indirect is unlocked at the same time u get incendiary nades....
im proposing T-70 nerfs though... also the M5AA is strong but the OST flametruck is a bit more punishing than the m5 imo...
plus larger squad sizes isnt automatically an advantage... conscripts for example have much higher target size and lower DPS than grens... they will lose to grens at high medium to long range engagements... cons only beat them at short-low medium range engagements hence conscripts and grens are considered balanced
Ok, so you just proved my point. Conscript oorah+molotov is an effective anti-MG tool (heavy emphasis on the oorah and less emphasis on the molotov). If only Volks could sprint...
Giving OKW indirect fire that early would swing OKW into OP areas, because you have to consider that UKF and USF will be affected by such a change as well. Also, I don't think you want to have indirect fire that fast. When combined with OKW's punishing infantry (when played correctly), indirect fire that early will completely rid the Allies of pretty much any field presence.
M5 AA halftrack can 1v1 the 222, shoot down planes, and suppress. It is also faster and more responsive the than the flamer 251.
Yes, larger squad sizes IS automatically an advantage. More resistant to indirect fire, more resistant to (OKW) mines, and most importantly, able to easily steal and recrew team weapons. Why is Ostheer unable to recrew with 2 models and forced to recrew with 3/4 of their squads? Because their team weapons are extremely powerful, and it would be unfair to allow Ostheer infantry to keep decrewed team weapons on the field for that long. Not to mention that the Ostheer sniper is basically useless against Soviet infantry. Also, keep in mind that Conscript reinforcement cost is dirt cheap compared to Grenadiers, which have the highest reinforcement cost of all mainline infantry.