Panthers, rocket artillery, T3 tanks that are solid all round with useful vet (looking at you T-34/76).
The best AI sniper, AT gun and MG, solid mainline infantry with rifle nades/LMG's that require no upgrades.
Also probably the best doctrines reaction wise in the game.
Really the amount of times my opponent has been on top but you can doctrinally shit out a Command PIV/Tiger/Puma/TA has saved me on multiple occasions. I can't really say the same for brits with the Valentine, Sexton or AVRE
The downsides to Ost is no shock light tank of your own and 4 man squads which make the early game rough unless you are playing vs UKF. But they are anything but weak right now
Maybe give penal troops demo charges instead of combat engineers. Would instantly give the Penals more value while at the same time making the game a lot less tedious for axis.
sounds good to me
I always thought demos were too powerful to be stock on sov engies
Command panther completely rapes churchills and comets with mark target, also two shots a firefly before it can even fire two shots back.
Really something about it needs a nerf or at least tied to T4. You shouldn't be able to call one in once all your trucks get destroyed (neither should you be able to have command panther+KT).
Really OKW late game is pretty stronk, vet 4-5 needs some nerfs and they need some counters to maxims in return.
When "Air superiority" pretty much called the entirety of the royal airforce to strafe a single point, then 10 seconds later a squadron of bombers got rerouted from Dresden to destroy what's left of your opponents forces
The old 120mm with laser guided uplink to soviet space headquarters guiding in specific precision strikes to turn enemy weapons teams into dust
Old tiger ace manned by none other than DLC Cyber-Wittman two shotting SU-85's
T-34 "Allah Akbar" 76's which were your only chance of halting said Cyber-Wittman on his 15CP rampage across the map
The old Obersoldatan that could sniff out French heritage and got a damage buff vs retreating units