Netherlands
(Changes were: cool down on start and slower re-enforce time, but they receive an shitty version of the lmg42 after bp3, correct me if I'm wrong)
Now I played a few games with this osttruppen doc and the other Doc's with prostruppen call ins. I found that that they could have some potential if they get a few small buffs. Atm u either have to really outplay your opponent or rely upon the enemy's stupidity to win with them. But against equal skill they are a bit a lackluster.
They were meant to be used in numbers and in defensive positions. The thing is if u want to get the most out of a defensive position u need to get there first, and in the case of ostruppen with significant numbers too. This is atm kinda hard to achieve since they have a cool down at the start. So usually they will arrive at the same time the enemy's first squad does so too. When this happens you are basically behind since u need generally 2 ostruppen squad's to fend off 1 enemy's squad. Especially when u have to attack, and can't stick in their position with cover.
Following that: u managed to get to a defensive position and u need to hold it, u need a way to re-enforce. This will be a half-track or a command bunker. Because ostruppen models drop like flies. Now the old re-enforce time was really to short but I feel the current one is kinda a overnerf. I feel there should be a solution in the middle.
Finally I think that ostruppen should receive their shitty lmg upgrade earlier. Maybe at bp2 or just add it as vet 1 or 2 of your prostruppen but also at the same time at bp3 because u will have to replace some of them at some point in the game
. The main reason they need it earlier is because how will I otherwise pick a fight with allied 5 man dubble upgraded squad or 7man cons.I think now is the time to take a look on osttruppen because most other axis units received some changes to make them a more viable option (assgrens, pgrens and even grens). I think osttruppen are forgotten or fall behind in this aspect. Which is a shame because it would add more strats to the game. Also the ostruppen docs don't contain heavy tanks (except lighting war, with ostruppen via relief infantry) so i think a few buffs wont make the doc broken again. You will have to shine with prosttruppen in the early and mid game, because u wont have any thing special for the late game. atm i feel this is really hard or near impossible to achieve.
In short i would suggest any combo of/ or all the followingen changes.
- Scrap the cooldown on the start on prostruppen, or make it 50% shorter. You need every second u can get in the early game to try snowball with prostruppen;
- Make their re-enforce time slightly shorter;
Give them earlier acces to there shitty lmg43 [dont buff it because a 6 man (normal) lmg42 squad would probably quite broken in those numbers]
- give them access to the weapon upgrade at vet 1 or 2 & keep also the bp3 tech requirement for fresh ostruppen that arrive in the late game.
- give them access to the weapon upgrade after bp1 or bp2
plz disccuss
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