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(and it can still beat PzIVs cost efficiently.)

The ROF was an obvious issue so they started from there (when they should had probably redesign the two units separately).

I think these are fair enough points but I still think OP's original point stands. (At this point it's pretty pie in the sky to think a unit rework will happen). "Medium Tank that's slightly better than stock M4A3 at beating P4s" just isn't a strong selling point.

Pre-nerf Mechanized was mostly used for Dodge Truck pressure and Dozer Shermans as far as I can remember. Meanwhile the ROF was the only real thing that made the 76MM somewhat attractive since it made up for the lack of HE shells when you weren't using HVAP (do people even use the HVAP on 76MM?). 76MM needs some semblance of AI perks otherwise you might as well get a Jackson if you want to tame P4s. This is even more true now that Mechanized's power level was nerfed pretty hard is other areas.

TL/DR I don't think a slight buff to 76MM's standard shell will put it over the top given how the rest of Mechanized was nerfed if it's going to be one of the main reasons you pick the doctrine.

M9 is better than the M8!

LMAO the audacity in this reply.

USF have 0mp cuckfinders with FREE sniper, tons of vision and when spammed can absolutely wreck havoc in first 8 mins of game.

But NO, let's trash OST because they have good vision for pios yes that will fix the game Company of Heroes 2.

I also think Pathfinder spam is obnoxious but it's equally audacious to cherry pick the one *doctrinal* unit in USF that many players currently crutch on to try and counter his argument. Especially when his post said Pios were fine (which they are) and not saying to nerf OST lol.

It does speak to my belief though that Pios are COH game design done right in that they are support squads with minimal combat ability(unless you upgrade with Flamer) that have a bonus to sight as additional utility. Maybe... MAYBE you could remove the sight bonus if they have the flamer upgrade as a tradeoff since they are more combat orientated now. The sight bonus is also less necessary past the very early game when HMG flanks can be super punishing for map control.

The most broken stuff in this game IMO are the high vision combat squads that are do-it-all. Jaegers, Paths, all Officer squads, etc. should NOT have above average vision on top of all their abilities and in most cases good to great combat ability. I get that the vision buff was a way to make some of them more attractive but it's too much and takes away from the FoW aspect of the game.

Wait... People use the SU-76?

For real though 75 seconds seems pretty long for something that isn't free anymore and it's not exactly super strong unless it's one of those things that is stealth good but nobody knows because it's buried on a unit that hasn't been buffed out of irrelevancy yet.

Totally unrelated but this thread almost makes me want to be masochistic and try OST 3v3. I only played that mode when I first got the game a million years ago and have a 1-11 record. I'm guessing that would be a firsthand look at true ELO hell. LOL