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There is no reason for a "free" upgrade the mechanism is used for infiltration units and they are not anymore. Having "free" upgrade make little sense.

Ok, I think the same but I edited that part out to avoid clutter.

What do you think of the other suggestions?

Falls in the preview:
- 2 CP, 320mp.
- Drop in with 4 Gren Kars, have free upgrade to 2 FG42's.
- 60 muni upgrade to 4 FG42's once Schwerer is up (with panzer authorization).
- Moderate DPS buffs.
- Veterancy changes

What changes I would like to see:
- 2 CP, 340mp.
- Drop in with 4 Ober Kars, have free upgrade to 2 FG42's. https://i.imgur.com/RyPxRpW.png
- 60 muni upgrade to 4 FG42's once Schwerer is up (with panzer authorization).
- Revert most of the DPS buffs but lower their RA by 5%.
- Veterancy changes

Rationale
They should feel like an elite squad once they arrive on the battlefield, which they don't right now. Giving them Ober Kars would add that extra *oomph* they need to make an impact early on, in exchange for a slightly increased starting cost. I feel the RA change is necessary with how squishy they are currently, especially if you consider their high reinforcement cost of 35mp. The lower RA would put them between Stormtroopers and Panzergrenadiers in terms of durability, but not make them living panzers like Obersoldaten.

In comparison to the live version of Falls, they'Il arrive earlier and be a bit cheaper, but have less firepower. They won't be that much worse however, because their starting FG42's are stronger and they'Il have better RA. They'Il scale to be a better squad than the old Falls once they have all their FG42's and full veterancy, be it at a slight munitions cost.

Rifle Company is obviously designed to be a mobile doctrine, the 1919 doesn't fit it at all.

It would be better to give some minor buffs to the existing 1919 doctrines (earlier M5 and 1919 timing, suppression strafe cost reduction).

I've always found its AI performance utterly lackluster, but I freely admit I've never done a stat comparison on it.

If it really is as serviceable as you suggest, then I think you're probably right on dropping the CP requirement being enough.

The CP4 has faster reload and lower scatter compared to an Ostheer P4, but it has half the damage and no option to upgrade the pintle. It does its damage to infantry by sniping singular models, altough the majority of its shots will likely miss (but not as many as the P4).

it's like 20% worse against infantry in the open, compared to a P4 with pintle. If the enemy squad is clumped up, it will have similar performance. If the enemy squad stands in the open in yellow cover (so pintle has half the dps) it also has similar performance.

Mabye it influenced me

But in practice I find that playing defensively with an ostwind, it will do enough damage to ensure an effective panzerfaust upon aggressive t34 play, ensuring your vehicle is relatively safe from destruction when it takes ~20 seconds to kill an ostwind with 4 penetrating shots at 40 range.

Playing aggressively you have a high chance of penetration 55/75 or ~70% from the rear, if the t34 is weakened or has engine damage, 2 ostwinds rushing it will give the t34 limited chance to escape. Even trading 1 ostwind for a t34 is fine, since you are already in the lead having produced 2.

That thread shows a chance for winning in an absolute worst case scenario for the ostwinds. I think in a live situation, they create a stronger composition with their larger impact vs infantry, and the opportunity for big plays due to their manuverability, armor, hp, dps ect. This is what i mean by prolonged engagement.

I don't know man, going 2 Ostwinds if you expect a T34 from your opponent is not a good idea in my book. It's far better to get a P4/Stug after an initial Ostwind, unless you like giving your opponent a chance to comeback because your tanks can barely scratch his tank.

A T34 rushing your double Ostwinds (if unsupported) can take one of them out without too much danger to itself, it would be suicidal for a T70 to do the same against the dreaded 444. This is partly because the Ostwind has shit accuracy when chasing vehicles, so won't pose too much of a threat to a T34 that's backing off.