Profile of Maret

Dps is important and conveniently overlook over suppression. Dropping models, reducing dps against it, forcing retreat earlier, draining mp. Imo is more game changing than that few seconds of suppression.

And from pin to suppress is few i dunno 10seconds?, it is still longer than it should, especially in game time.

The consideration with mg42 much hype suppression arc is wehr static meta is much more readily countered and should not be forced to depend on old adage of just suppression.

If you think that main role of HMG is DPS you are completely wrong. HMG must deny area from enemy infantry and help you main forces to deal with them, not become mainline infantry. And suppresiion is main parameter.
Or you forget about old maxims spam? They had very tiny damage and cone of fire, but instapin and very fast set-up time, they can suppress from first bullet and if you build 4-6 maxims, you could lock the whole map from german infantry.

ALso they get extremely powerful snares on ptrs penals with no tech cost. And guards come with free at weapons.

Penals AT satchels good, but you must sacrifice 2 mens on it and lose almost 30% of squad AI power. Also penals don't have sprint and AT-satchel need usage or: sightblockers or very bad play from axis player.
Guards have "free" AT, but it good only against light armor, you can't fight with PTRS rifles against ostwind or P4. OST have various docs with panzer smoke that completely turn off AT satchels and guards slow down ability.

Also remember that ostheer does not have a light vehicle that has armor immune to small arms. Allies have such vehilces, plus crew repairs. Armor/anti armor weaponry power ratio is better for each allied faction compared to ostheer (they have much better light vehicles and better snares and anty tank upgrades)

Only USF have crew repairs, not all allies. SU have in docs.
Each faction have different design - OST don't have light tanks, but have weapon upgrades without need to pay for sidetech. OST have one of the best mg in game in T0 with AP bullets in vet1. You even could upgrade pgrens with shrecks and got very powerfyll AT squad (if you use doc with OST clowncar, you even could play "ost shreck mini-bus"). OST have stun abilities in stug and in pak40, that as AT much better than UKF and SU ATG. Only USF ATG could be better. And teller mines that instakill any light vehicle.
You still think that OST have worse AT abilities than allies? Against light vehicles on early-mid game you have much than enough AT abilities.

Commander calling - Soviet Industry. Where something that reflect word "Industry"? It will be better if it have:

1. Passive ability that significant reduce build time of armor units
2. In T4 instead of Kv-8, cheap "downgraded" version of t-34/76 (with worse accuracy and rate of fire than regular)

SHould we also removed another bugged iconic weapons like: deathloop maxims and replace them by vickers or something else?

Just L2P issue. This topic looks as one big trolling thing. I am playing mostly for SU and OST. Mostly for SU.

Let's talk.

1. German AT - just downright over powered. OKW Volks get access to good AT, being the Panzerfaust . That works so much better than soviet AT nades. Soviet AT nades stop working when the Panther comes out. Where'as Panzerfausts will knock out a KV1s engine instantly. Panzergrens - Solid anti infantry, great AT capabilties. Raketenwerfer, you unlock it basically when the game starts. PAK 40, does a heap of damage. Jagdpanzer - Basically a more armoured SU 85, that has less range.

Volks have snare like ALL baseline infantry in-game (besides brits). ANd if yo play 400+ hours in game you may be noticed that faust can: kill soldier who shoot if enemy armor in point-blank, it can hit to ground instead vehicle. All at-nades don't have such weak sides.
Panther need only 1 hit from AT to become snared (the same issue with kv1 - 1 shot + snare). Only super heavies need 2 shots + snare.
Pgrens are good, but also expensive to become mainline infantry - they are elite infantry.
Raketenwerfer - and which armor you will see in start of game? M3 and UC? Sometimes USF mechanized. But in any other situations no one build it from start of game. Also it have only 55 range instead of 60.
Pak40 - i have very bad news for you- it deals the same damage as zis, raketen, brit and usf AT-gun - 160 damage per shot.
Jagdpanzer - problems with flanking?

Now compare this to the soviets. We get a doctine Tank Hunter Tactics which makes Conscripts useless against infantry. Plus no one is stupid enought to rush tanks. We get an AT gun which supposedly has great range, but i don't see it. Infact i'll click on a tank, the AT gun will move abotu 1m from the tank before it shoots, maybe it's AI. "Penals" They are "Meh". Might as well go with Guards. SU 76 which gets 1 round off before any light tank retreats. SU 85 which is a glass cannon and dies pretty quick.

Tank hunter doc - penals+1-2 cons with ptrs. All what you need. With ptrs you get free access to AT-nades. 2 cons could almost kill p4, if you throw all 12 nades on it, only need couple shots from ptrs to finish it. T-34 ram + il-2 PTAB or cons (they still have Hoora!) with nades. L2P issue.
SU-76 - why i don't amaze that prey runs from hunter? SU-76 is hardcounter against any LV (against puma could be troubles if it catch you).
SU-85 - L2P issue, don't rush, have near snares or at-guns to cover from flanking tanks. It have 60 range. Only AT-guns have the same range. No any stock OST armor unit don't have 60 range (stug have 50). It pens any stock OST unit. You need only snares to defend it.

2. Encampments - Compare a MG42 bunker to an American Encampment. The American encampment literally dies to normal infantry fire. For me to kill a bunker i need to use a mortar and/or tanks.

Each faction have unique design. SU don't have bunkers at all. OKW flaks can be decrewed and used against their former comrades (and cost fuel). UKF have only trenches. OST mg-bunker got huge vision nerf with this patch. Even before patch - 1 AT-gun and it will die pretty quick, or 1 satchel. Don't forget smoke from mortar.

3. German Tanks - Do i even bother? Enjoy having your tanks absolutely melted by infantry and german tanks. Sure Soviet tanks are cheap. All that means is i am now able to lose 3 T 34s.

They cost more than any allies medium. And you AT-guns still hardcounter them. Especially OKW P4 (140 fuel). For 1 OST p4 you can build t-3485 if choose doc that beat p4 1vs1 in any engagement. If you lose 3 t-3476 against 1 panther - L2P issue. Use ram and 2 other will kill panther from rear armor . You even can use 2-nd t-3476 for ram when panther will start moving to not give P5 any chanes to eascape. 3 t3476 always kill 1 P5.

4. Engineers and MG42s - I mean the MG 42 might as well just have a 360 degree circle. Why does it need such a big cone? it suppresses almost instantly, it has AP rounds that can pen light tanks (More AT i guess). Sturm Pioneers, all of them get STG's, all of them can be spammed against Conscripts, and on a long range map, this is easily beaten. But on a cqc map, what can you do?

Looks like someone don't learned enough good geometry in school. Not 360 (full circle), not even 180. MG-42 have or 140 or 120. Lesser than 180 (half of circle) . Snipers, M3, mortars, hoora. All this works against Mg-42. SMoke!
SturmPio really good only in early game, when they could deal tons of damage. Play T1 or SVT-cons against OKW and you will save you nerves. They still very expensive unit. On cqc maps use airborne doc and penals with ppsh. They will shred any stupid sturmpio in cqc. Or use SHOCKS - kings of cqc maps and battles.

This is purely my perspective as a main SU player. If i go up against someone simular skill to me i normally lose, purely due them just being "Axis". I use combined arms, i am not a dumb player. But i feel like this game can be so fun, yet so fustrating.

This is purely my perspective as a main SU player.
In 1vs1 you have all tools to win. Use brain, use covers, never stay in red cover, use hoora to run from sturmpio or pgrens, don't fight 1 sqaud against 2, always try keep you squads together (prefer in some distance), use leading squad which will be looking to any MG-42 ahead to save comrades behind from suppresion, place demos in bushes or behind buildings.
Have problems with commanders? 2 Old schools, always working choices - t-3485+guard commander and is-2 with shocks. 3-rd commander on your choice, but i prefer Airborne.