imo instead of buffing volks, we should nerf 7 men cons vet bonus.
This.
The issue isn't volks; they're actually decent (although not amazing) when facing USF and UKF (to a lesser extent). The issue is that 7 man cons are
incredibly powerful - and more importantly, cost effective.
I'd almost argue that the "7 man" upgrade was a mistake, but I think it can still be made to work with some changes.
A quick test to show what I mean:
If you put 2x Vet 5 Obers w/ LMGs in green cover, 3x Vet 3 7 man cons (no upgrades) will
win when closing from max range, across neutral cover. And it's not close; each squad had 2-3 models left.
640mp + 160muni locked behind T4, in cover vs 720mp + 150muni available at T0, in the worst possible attack.
If we flip it, and put 3x Vet 3 7 man cons in green cover, 3x Vet 3 Pgrens
lose when attacking in the same situation. And again, it's not close - the cons had between 2 and 6 models left. So That's 1,020mp losing
badly to 720mp, and they have close-range weapons for when they get to the sandbags.
For Cons to be balanced, both of these situations can't happen. Either the 'defending' squads need to win, since they have the cover bonus and no moving penalty, despite being less expensive (sort of?), OR the attacking squads need to win, since they're more expensive.
Cons can't win in both situations; it doesn't make sense.