just cause cons lose at max range vs ostruppen while they are in cover, it does not mean they are bad, cause they stomp ostruppen any other way, ostppen are designed to fight in cover out of it they are nothing way worse than IS buff while in cover (the trenches are from doc, the panzer faust is from tech as it comes with bp1, and again ostruppen are doc units)
its like saying that ober lose to rifle man at close range so they need buff
mmkay lets compare grens to rifles
for 40 mp more... or 14.2% lower MP cost
rifles and grens at long range = close but rifles win +1/2
medium range = rifles win +
close = rifles roflstomp grens ++
both grens and rifles have a nade... riflenade is better at cover vs cover combat... pineapple is a generalist grenade and (imo) superior to the riflenade as its useful in more situations... 1/2+
grens can make a bunker +
both have a nondoc 60 muni anti infantry upgrade... =
grens are cheaper +
rifles = 5... grens = 2
separate category: support weapons
rifles have the 50 cal... the only MG that can compete against the MG-42 really... grens get the MG-42... mg-42 has slightly better suppression but 50 cal outdamages it by a large margin... =
pak 40 is still the best AT gun ingame but APCR + cheap M7 AT gun is good too +1/2
the axis mortar is still by and large the best barrage mortar ingame... 1
rifles vs grens support weapon... +1 1/2 points to gren
meanwhile ostruppen vs cons
for 40 mp more... or 16.7% more MP cost
long range = ost win +
medium range = cons win +
short range = cons win +
cons molly is perhaps the worst incendiary weapon ingame... however ost dont have an anti infantry nade 1/2+
gets free panzerfaust cons have to sidetech for 25 fuel... +
both builds sandbags but ost can build trenches and bunkers +
ost gets an LMG... cons gets a ppsh =
cons gets oorah merge and vet 1 mines +
ostruppen get reduced acc outside of cover -
ostruppen is cheaper +
ost = 3 cons = 4 1/2
now for the real sucker
separate category: support weapons
the maxim is soo crap it can be thrown into the sewage tank... the MG-42 meanwhile is one of the best MGs ingame ++
sov mortar self spots... ost mortar barrages better... =
zis 3 has the worst DPM of all AT guns and attempts compensates this with a 35 muni barrage ability... pak 40 is the best AT gun ingame with a strong ability (TWP)... +
ost = 3 cons = 0