Maybe, i say MAYBE ost mainline /=/ usf mainline
Maybe (not sure about that) it's the early combination of the strongest mainline in game, a mortar and the mg with
1) the second best dps
2) the second best suppression
3) fastest repositioning
4) vet 0 AP rounds
5) sprint
that worries people.
Sherman isn't squishy AT ALL, has 160 armor, same as Cromwell, only 20 less than panzer 4, smoke for atg's, 120 pen (better than panzer 4), he shells that murder infantry compared to EVERY tank in game, while it costs less than cromwell and much less than panzer 4, as it is arguably the most cost efficient medium in game.
Too bad that for 110 fuel it doesn't trasform into Optimus Prime right ?
Yeah their mines on "glorified kubelwagen", are the only nondoctrinal mine that can 100% fully block tanks.
And of course we should ignore that the faction has the least mp intensive at infantry and the tank destroyer that comes BEFORE even normal mediums, as well as having the best suited mg for countering light vehicles, then yes, liutenent is hopeless against vehicles.
Last tournaments USF didn't show any kind of issues dominating/fighting back early to mid game.
It got extremely good results if we want to look at it.
That wasn't bananenheld's point. I even stated in the post you quoted that I don't think that moving .50 to t0 (especially in its current state) would be any kind of solution. It would be blatantly OP if you need more blunt language.
Yes sherman is a normal medium but that's as high as it goes for usf lategame. They don't have any panther or comet or kt or anything without doctrine choice. Mostly a problem for teamgames. Axis players also love to cite armor values but then ignore the fact that almost all of their dedicated at weapons have wayyy more pen than their allied counterparts.
Lol have fun using a .50 against a luchs. Try it. I dare you. Use 4 .50s.
M20 mines are good, I never said they weren't. But the m20 is really expensive, the mines are 2x as expensive as normal mines, and lt still has no at outside of bazookas. Don't get me wrong, I use lt in one of my 1v1 strategies, but it's still just poor faction design. And Jackson is irrelevant because it has nothing to do with lt tier. Saying ost t1 can handle tanks because t2 has the pak would be just as wonky. Also, what tank destroyer doesn't come at the same time (or earlier) than mediums if Jackson does? Stug is 35 fuel cheaper, su85 is 130ish (I don't remember exactly), jp4 is only 10 more fuel, firefly is 30 more.
Tournament stats have been said by many (including those involved in said tournaments) to not be reflective of balance. Who wins and who loses is mostly based on skill.