whenever i use them they fail at everything.
for 200MP you can't have them everywhere, they are not much cheaper compared to grenadiers. grenadiers scale much better and don't become your cannonfodder and panzerfaust slaves after some time as said on the other post.
maybe if their panzerfaust wouldn't require t1 then they would be a little bit more useful against that. even then: you have no chance against the support weapon spam meta without a mortar or sniper unless your enemy is a slowpoke or noob.
no offense or anything just my experience using those scrubs in my games.
All true points, but think of Osttruppen more as support units for your mgs than as mainline infantry. An Osttruppen crewed MG42 never dies when by a halftrack
They also are less likely to be wiped when fausting tanks, and are almost immune to snipers.
Its all personal preference, but don't count them out just yet! Especially since mobile defense will be a very popular commander in this patch IMO.