??? No my part army and support will be like similar to this:
With T3 1-st unit will be T-70 (approx. 9-10 minute of game) it will give me good field pressure and strong and potent AI, it also could fight against LV. 1 Zis gun to counter enemy medium. Than T4. I spend only 70 fuel on 1 unit in T3, have good field pressure and enough AT, before my T4 will be deployed. 1-st P4 will arrive approx. at 13-14 minute. In this time i almost have enough fuel on T4.
Then please told me how looks strat with SU-76???
Like this:
T3 deployed. 1-st unit t-70 (i will get field pressure, AT against LV and AI), 2-nd unit su-76 (i just delay my T4 on 75 fuel and spend MP that i could spend on zis-gun and backteching to zis and it will be approx. 13 minute). P4 arrive with my SU-76 or slightly later. Than you have: t-70 and su-76 against P4. You also have or penals with PTRS or cons with at-nades and T2. Who will be more aggressive OST player with P4 or you with t-70 and su-76 - open question. After 5-6 minutes will arrive 2-nd p4. In this time you could build T4, but not any T4 unit.
T3 deployed. 1-st unit SU-76. I don't have field pressure, i have barrage against static positions and hardcounter to any LV. German infantry have weapon upgrades. I can't deal with them by su-76 and have more bigger MP drain. In 13 minute will arrive P4, i have enough fuel to T4. I could have cons with at-nades and zis or penals with ptrs. BUT my cons will be suck against german infantry with weapon upgrades. I could make 007 con upgrdae for 25 fuel and 100MP and delay my T4.
As you see in any possible way you don't need su-76 AT ALL. I don't look on situation when you have T4 and build su-76 instead trying to save fuel on su-85.
You build it if you NEED it. It's STOP GAP at, EMERGENCY at. It's there because otherwise your only AT vehicle is hundreds of fuel away. If you get stalled out in t3 and went t1 you might want something that can help you plink away at the enemy tanks to keep them from murdering your infantry. There is no strat focused on them being the star of your army because that's not their job. You are trying to use them wrong and complaining that they arnt function right in that role.
If you go T70 and hit a teller mine and don't get your value out of it and the enemy pushes back you might not be able to get to t4 in time and with enough free resources to be able to repel enemy armour. If you get it early and they hold out for something bigger you can make use of the barrage to generate value.
It's not an always build, but it's not a never build either.you are expecting far too much from such a cheap unit..
@vipper, true but it can only engage AMROUR out to 60 range. It's barrage is much further but less reliable as an AT element