I think this unit is in a sweet spot right now. MrSmith's team did a great job, and there has been four months of Penals iterations. There is no need for more change. elchino7 is right and I don't know why Vipper is digging in patchnotes from 2014 and changing its wording to get her point across; the game has evolved loads since. Don't change Penals, focus on upping Conscripts a bit and making maxims great again.
Garrisoned MGs should not be allowed to re-position themselves automatically whilst in garrison. A garrison with an MG shouldn't be able to auto defend itself automatically when flanked.
I read your opening post a few times, i allowed it to sink in, I read it again but I still fail to comprehend what exactly you are trying to achieve. Do you mind rephrasing your whole idea? That'd be awesome.
After 3 months of testing and adjusting PIATs, I am not aware of a single issue that has risen up, where PIATs have caused, or threatened to cause an issue.
Lets hope that someone chooses to spam some Piats in the WBP so we can have a better evaluation.
What about you go ahead Vipper and you show us some examples of you do this kind of tactic in WBP instead of wild groundless theory-crafting? You would provide far more input to this balance issue than lengthy block of texts. Nobody has done it so far in the three months of WBP testing, and nobody at high play in tournaments has done it. There are to my knowledge no threads about it, no replays, even Mr.Smith says there's no problem. It's a non existing problem that simply does not occur!