yes, but theyre still a 4 man SMG squad that MUST get into close quarters to deal any form of damage. Once they spawn and retreat back to base, theyll struggle as regular troops on the battlefield. its very difficult for them to close the distance since you can focus them down. -17% honestly isnt very much for a 4 man squad. losing even one model means a whopping 25% decrease in dps.
One thing you don't consider - the price, spawnable at any ambient building.
Hey, they already bring chaos before they go back to their base.
It doen't even matter they die, because it's dirt cheap.
It will be patched, but seriously you've gotta look at a unit from various perspective before you mention, man.
Stormtroopers... what about them.