Have you ever watched a shock squad try to advance through open ground through a sturmpio field of fire? It's a lot more damaging than you'd expect.
Seriously, though. Volks and their shrecks are a necessity, but that does not mean sturmpios aren't fantastic. Yes, they start to become less prominent as the game goes on, but they never stop being a massive threat. Flanking, building clearing, surprise garrisons, park them on retreat paths. Their DPS against is enormous and that's not something that changes.
I honestly love them. Yes, you can't use them as a battering ram like you would shock troops, but they never stop being a threat.
Not nerf worthy, just really really good at what they do.
I mostly agree, but then again, there are a number of reasons why you will virtually never see a decent player build dual pios. They are a must have support/utility unit if only for the sweeper, especially when facing Soviets, but in terms of attrition/cost effectiveness they cannot be used en masse.
As a combat unit, Sturms and their high dps can have a serious impact in conjunction with the ever popular (if you will forgive my sarcasm) early aggressive Kübel/Truck push. Their vulnerability does not matter so much if their opponents cannot shoot back because they are pinned by the Kübel or pushed by the truck...
Someone siad they don't scale well?
- -46% received accuracy
- +60% accuracy
How bad is that?
Let's compare them to Paras, pure fighting unit.
- -29% received accuracy
- +25% accuracy.
3 men SP can deal with 6 men Paras with LMGs at close/mid range. Dont belive me? I posted replay and screen somewhere. Just need a time to find it.
The point is not that their vet sucks, I agree, it doesnt. The point is that they have ridiculously high vet requirements and thus almost never get there in the first place. This might be a leftover from the very early days when Sturmpios had the Panzerschreck...I think I've only ever once seen a Sturmpio go past vet 3 in a 1v1...
Sry dont want to be a jerk here, but on reviewing that engagement, you actually did mismicro that badly. I know it is frowned upon in some quarters, but a-moving is absolutely recommendable with all LMG squads upon contact.