Tier building with soviets have always been a problem, and there is a clear imbalance between ostheer and soviets when it comes to reaching tier 4
OST: T1/10 F + BG1 Upgrade/40 F + T2/20F + BG2/90 F + T3/15 F + Pz 4 120 F = 295 Fuel
SU: T1/10 F (or T2/20 F) + T3/85 F + T4/90 F + T34/90 F = 275/285 Fuel
OKW: 2* 15 Fuel/HT + T1 25/ T2 45 F + 120 F/T 3 + 140 F/Pz 4 = 315/335 Fuel
You need 10 fuel more to reach T4 as SU than OST needs to reach T3. But on the other hand you can push T 34 out earlier due higher price of Pz 4.
Where is your problem?
which is mandatory for soviets and something you can do without if as ostheer
1. You can also do without T4 as soviets for a long time (if not the whole match long) since Su 76 has a pretty neat AT capability + arty
2. You realize, that OST player needs to spend almost as much fuel to get T3 as the Soviet player needs to get T4? So your *hurr durr* OST has cheaper teching because it deosn't need T4 is just ...
Even the katyushas are stuck there which are your only tool against turtling...
Two questions:
- What is a Su 76/Zis 3/Mortar ?
- where exaclty is panzerwefer?