grenadier/panzergrenadier lack of survivability

I wanted to compare the UKF's Infantry Sections to other infantry with roughly the same position in the other factions. Here are the stats:
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Stat	Infantry Sections	Grenadiers	Osttruppen	Obersoldaten	Panzerfusilliers	Riflemen	Conscripts	Penal Battalions
Squad Cost/Cost per Model	280/70	240/60	200/33.33	400/100	290/48.33	280/56	240/40	270/45
Reinforcement Cost/Time	35/7	30/6	~16.6/2	40/12.5	24.16/4.8	28/5.6	20/4	22.5/4.5
Number of Models	4-5	4	6	4	6	5	6	6
Total Health	320 - 400	320	480	320	480	400	480	480
Received Accuracy	0.8	0.91	1.25	0.7	1	0.97	1.087	1
Effective Health	400 - 500	~352	384	~457	480	~412	~442	480
Final Received Accuracy (vet 2 IS, vet 4 Obers, vet 3 all others)	0.528	0.7007	0.89375	0.38527	0.77	~0.56 (next patch: 0.5975)	0.6522	0.77
Final Effective Health	~606 - ~758	~457	~537	~831	~623	~714 (next patch: ~669)	~736	~623

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Please note: Infantry Sections have 30% longer cooldown and 50% longer reload out of cover. Osttruppen have three times the listed accuracy in cover.
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Stat	Lee-Enfield	Gren Kar98K	Ost Kar98K	Ober Kar98K	PF Kar98K	M1 Garand	Conscript Mosin-Nagant	SVT
Damage	16	16	8	16	10	8	16	8
Cooldown	0.375/0.6	0.75/1.25	0.75/1.25	0.75/1.25	0.75/1.25	0.5/1	1.25/1.75	0.5/1
Reload	1.25	1.5/2.6	1.5/2.6	1.5/2.6	1.5/2.6	2.1/2.8	2.4/3.4	2/3.5
Magazine	10	6/7	6/7	6/7	5/6	9/10	9/10	11
Accuracy (N/M/F)	0.598/0.564/0.529	0.748/0.661/0.598	0.3165/0.299/0.282	0.92/0.863/0.805	0.805/0.748/0.69	0.713/0.667/0.5175	0.541/0.495/0.334	0.69/0.46/0.288
Moving Acc/Cooldown Multiplier	0.25/1.5	0.5/1.5	0.25/1.5	0.5/1	0.5/1	0.6/1.25	0.5/1.5	0.5/0.5

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The health stats have a few oddities. Conscripts with veterancy end up tougher than Penal Battalions despite starting as the weaker squad while Osttruppen have much better health scaling than Grenadiers. Riflemen are mostly in line with the other "elite infantry" (IS, Obers, PF) in terms of toughness but cost significantly less to reinforce. Obersoldaten could definitely do with a reduction in their reinforcement time and Infantry Sections might need their vet 2 received accuracy bonus reduced slightly.

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 09:39 AMChet

Grenadiers get destroyed by allied infantry upon their veterancy gain to the point where they simply put cannot compete.

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 11:48 AMatouba

Considering Ost have a very expensive T4 tech cost, but nothing rewards, would it be ok if giving a grenadier 5-men squard upgrade after BP3 tech? It will give grenadier a better late game durability, also make the BP3 more interesting.

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 13:15 PMOuTLaWSTaR

I agree Chet, Ostheer grens need some love. They haven't had a buff in over a year and a half

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 11:54 AMdasheepeh

i kinda agree that ost infantry falls behind when it comes to survivability... the same happens with volks.

its a tough subject to discuss tho, because its very easy to mess the balance up

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 13:34 PMcr4wler

pretty much this... late game grens are cannon fodder, no matter the veterancy. since they are decent in early game (when allied vet is not yet a factor), the only imaginable buffs would have to be to their late vet (2, probably 3 though). with almost all stock infantry of the allied factions outperforming grens by a big margin, and ostheer generally having problems to wipe units effectively, i doubt that a vet 3 buff to grens would do a lot of harm, especially if it's not too strong.

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 13:36 PMFichtenMoped

But then yet again Elite Troops

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 12:08 PMDr. Green Thumb

You're thinking of the wrong osttruppen. Not OWK, OST 6 man ost.

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 13:52 PMcr4wler

...or rifle company. thanks for reminding me how "balanced" p2w commanders are.

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 14:06 PMFichtenMoped

The issue I was adressing was the payed Vet from Elite Troops

Jump back to quoted post10 Oct 2015, 14:16 PMcr4wler

just like purchased vet from rifle company, which doesn't cost any fuel and doesn't delay your tech.