No they where not. the usf always had a stronger infantry then the ostheer. the problems for the usf was late game...
USF had stronger infantry in the early game with the rifles being able to trade well vs ost at close and medium ranges but would be outclassed when the grens could afford their LMG and would bleed rifles heavily on the approach.
Indeed, USF late game was always a problem with axis armour being relatively superior being made of Krupp steel and not notebook paper as is the case with the USF. However, USF did have methods to keep their armour alive with their vehicle crews - it was a matter of not tunnel visioning and choosing to withdraw, repair and fight again, while most players with low ELO simply going YOLO and then crying cos they don't understand how to properly use USF armour.
If you had bothered to ever play USF you would know that before Rifles were buffed they would bleed USF a shit tonne which meant you often couldn't afford to buy armour because of the MP drain... Bars were also less useful since they have been buffed relatively recently.
Absolutely agree. The bleed was rather crazy because they dropped like flies in the late game (well, all stages of the game really), and had ramifications as the game progressed. BARs needed a buff to make them more useful and play a defined role for the 60 munitions investment, and it worked.
It's just this combination of very potent veterancy buffs and the blob up meta where you can a-move (hell not even A-move; it's just right click in the general direction cos they can fire much better on the move now with BARs buffed) and win most engagements and it's quite hard to deal with when the USF keeps snowballing.