This whole thread is abit bleh, the OP doesnt really seem to have a clue. If he finds wehrmacht as being a forgiving faction... then im sorry but he cant of played them.
Soviet 6 man squad/weapon crew sizes, the best call-ins combination and USF instant crit repair + non doctrinal smoke + free squads for teching....
And he thinks because 4 - 5 Wehrmacht commanders have smoke they have too many "get out of jail free" abilities? Im sorry but when 60 ammo Teller mines are repaired instantly for 15 ammo from the USF.... i just cant take your thread seriously.
This is without going into how unforgiving the infantry battles are, with far easier squad/weapon team wipes since they have smaller squad sizes and so on....
And for the people who thinks blitz ability is unfair....
Its not that much speed bonus anymore since its been nerfed.... and yeah ok Wehrmacht have this ability on most their tanks... German armor is slightly easier to keep alive.
Do Wehrmacht have 6 man squads on weapon teams? no
Do they have 6 man squads on any basic infantry? no (only Opstruppen)
Do they have Demo charges with which to 1 shot any russian squad with no warning or chance of avoiding? No (cant expect to have a mine sweeper in every part of the map, and even if you do, you dont always watch when they run onto vps).
Can they hop out of any vehicle and instantly repair engine damage? no
Do they have doctrines with self repair? no
Do the Wehermacht have the magic aircraft of divine guidance making all damage done to a tank significantly increase? (Marked target) No
Before bitching about the ONLY saving grace of german armor....that are instantly driven back by unrealistic and instant/unpredictable abilities like marked target... please look at the faction as a whole and what its fighting with and against... smaller squads with less squad wipe potential, more ammo demanding across the board including more expensive mines that can be instantly repaired by USF.
The Wehrmacht have to rush Pioneers to their tanks to repair them... Many soviet commanders (about as many as german commanders have panzer tactician) have self repair... and all USF vehicles can just hop outa their tank and repair it.
Play more, then post in balance.
