Profile of LoopDloop

So lets get this straight:

British Unlocks for what you describe:

Tier Upgrade which requires nobody present at base is...

30 fuel 180 manpower = Tier 1
10 fuel 100 manpower = Grenades
15 fuel 150 manpower = Guns (on any squad not just grenadiers)
35 fuel 150 manpower = 5th man on the squad
45 munitions = 1 bren ( on any squad of your choosing )

I'm going to leave the 5th man out, because that's obviously late tier and Grens don't get access to it.

Total cost is 55 fuel and 430 manpower.

Now lets look at OST:
10 fuel 80 manpower: Tier 1, you know, so you can build more than a pio or an mg
40 fuel 100 manpower: Tier 2 research
20 fuel 200 manpower: Tier 2 building, plus send that pio home to go make it
60 munitions = 1 LMG on a grenadier only

Total cost is 70 fuel and 380 manpower

Don't forget both UKF/OST infantry love fighting in long range fights in cover. But IS can build their own cover, OST needs the pio to do that for them.

Yeah but you're ignoring the fact that sections get no snares, are absolutely terrible on the move, and the fact that 1 bren is worse than an lmg42. Brens are also pretty dependent on the cover bonus IIRC. Ost also has better team weapons and you can hardcounter brits with double mortar since they have literally no answer to that crap. Brits also have no other combat infantry than sections nondoctrinally. So it's not all as bad as you make it look.

Fixing both Pzgrens and Ostwind would most certainly help boost/solve the issues that they are facing. Pzgrens are costy, price should be decreased also due to the lack of utility. They should cost like 300 manpower at least. Also price compensation for dropping like flies. Although vet compensate later on but it takes a while.

It would be cool if Pzgrens could get flamethrower as an upgrade option AI focused, but that is just an idea. Not neccessary but would be a nice AI addition. Might be too strong an option. Maybe it is a no go.

Ostwind is underperforming, needs to be more accurate, deal more damage or have bigger AOE. Currently it feels like the worst AI vehicle there is. It relies heavily on unit support in comparison to every other AI medium tank vehicle. It needs to be improved.

Grens do not need fixing I believe, just the 2 above mentioned.

Then Osteehr will be fixed.

OKW needs to be looked over, some units being versatile and some unit underperforming. Veterancy issues, support weapons needs some adjustments I believe (adjustments meaning fixes and slight improvements). It needs to be looked over. It has some problems. I think that is what it needs.

I explained what changes should be made on Volks on https://www.coh2.org/topic/88296/revamp-volksgrenadiers-terms-of-versatility-okw. Revamp OKW seems necessary as some perform better and worse than it should.

Pzgrens at 300mp? 20mp more than riflemen and the same as penals with that kind of dps? No thanks. I think a better (more balanced) change would be bringing their reinforce cost down to like 32, same as rangers. That makes a lot more sense to me and would help ostheer players keep their pzgrens on the field but wouldn't make them as easy/attractive to spam as being 300mp would.

Ostwind definitely needs some buffs. I would say scatter would be the best option (that would make it more accurate against infantry) since it would make the ostwind a lot more reliable without making it absolutely rape infantry hopefully.

Tiger.

The unit itself might not have smoke but that does not mean that they do not have access to smoke.

Both commander with rangers have doctrinal smoke for them and one even allow them to sprint.

In addition R.E. and officers can provide smoke among other things.

Yes. Point being, you will have to have other infantry squads to support it. That's generally considered balanced and they probably won't be spammed or anything and won't be 100% independent. Maybe even increase the cooldown if you're really worried. They do also come at 3cp so they won't exactly be replacing mainline infantry like old jaegers did.

I'd just like to bring up my version of Assault Sections as a call in with only one Thompson.

And a heavier mortar (pack howitzer or 4.2 Inch) would make the slot more valuable, I think.

1 thompson would definitely be too weak to be that useful into the later stages of the game. Unless they're like 6 men or something.

What would you have in mind for the 4.2 inch? Like what models etc. would it use? Since they can't add any new models.

They also have completely zero ways to close in on the target except literally walking up to it and rely purely on that durability.

Even 1.5 armor shocks have smoke and shocks too got a price decrease.

And lastly, you're paying separately for firepower and separately for durability in their case as they are the only assault troops who do not start with SMGs(arguable so are paras, but no one sane considers thompson paras assault troops as they have no tools for that at all and no additional durability).

They can benefit from other units' smoke, but by themselves they're the only elite infantry with literally zero utility type abilities other than grenades. As you said, no smoke or camo or anything to help them close (on their own) so they do have to be pretty tough.

I think Rangers are good on live, and 350 manpower is very good value. Whether it's too good remains to be seen.

Paratroopers have an extra man, but they also have poor received accuracy. Rangers have 0.9 received damage.

Paratroopers have Tactical Assault going for them and that's about it.

I think 350 is fine given that they have to upgrade thompsons for muni. I was more or less fine with their reinforce cost though, and I don't really see why it was reduced but I don't think it's ridiculous either.

Don't forget about paradrop reinforce from beacons. Super useful and it lets them win fights they'd normal have no chance at, but if you're not careful it turns into a huge manpower sink.