Both Riflemen and Pio sight range are relevant, please stop trying to levy power or disregard points raised in a discussion with such nonsense.
Riflemen are the direct contender for Pathfinders in the USF roster, so they have immense relevance.
I have explained the relevance of Riflemen and that is actually one of issues with Pathfinders.
Of coarse the cost efficiency of Riflemen and of Pathfinder is relevant as to what one will choose to build.
If Pathfinder are more cost efficient than Riflemen does not necessarily mean that Riflemen are an UP unit as some people seem to claim.
Pathfinder where not meant to an alternative mainline infatry yet the are replacing riflemen.
So pls tone down the personal comments.
Pathfinders have a vision bonus, something which is granted for 'free' with the Ost Pioneer squad. Again this is thematic to the discussion.
There are other infatry with "free" extra like like like tommies in vet 1, snipers, JLI, JLI command squad, G43 Panzer fusilier, Partisans, Major, assault officer so you might want to bring them to the debate also.
The main difference here is that, as you pointed before, Pathfinder can replace riflemen and act as mainline infantry, pioneer cant not and thus they poor choice when used for comparison reasons.
Bringing them into the debate seem more like a rant about the grass being greener on the other side than anything else.
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