So what’s better? Balancing that half-truck or holding conscripts hostage over it? If it messes up balancing so much then fix it, don’t base the power level of conscripts around it.
Why are you asking me? I am not the one that suggested that conscripts should have 1 weapon slot.
On the contrary I have posted several times that intentional drop-able weapon should either be removed or unit should pick a version of the weapon according to their power.