Oh lord, what the fuck does a weapon rack has to do with an actual model using a handheld AT or gun? Or are axis prohibited to use any kind of handheld weapon upgrade? Did you even read what I wrote? Insult all you want you but your point is as light as hot air. What's next? USF and UKF deserve elite weapons because they pay a side tech for it? LOL
His point would seem to be the fact that there would be no reason to equip 'elite' AI squads with bazookas normally, since you can put them on other units and the bazooka itself is not particularly amazing past the light vehicle stage. Thus you have the elite bazooka, originally created for the paratrooper squads and eventually added to rangers. It is a mechanism to encourage the tradeoff of AI DPS on an expensive squad for better handheld AT.
On the other hand, all but one of the axis units which can be normally equipped with Panzershreks are already high-DPS anti-infantry squads. Panzergrenadiers, Stormtroopers, and Sturmpioniers. The exception is the Panzerfusilier squad, where this works in an opposite way, as the upgrade locks out the G43 upgrade.
This is all so much as to say that Panzershreks already function as an elite bazooka would. I personally rather despise the entire elite bazooka elite bren elite whatever concept, with the sole exception being on the extremely specific recon support AT paratrooper squad upgrade, and so I also despise this idea.
This is basically a 'buff Panzershrek' thread since every unit besides Pfussies capable of fielding Shreks is already an elite unit, and the Panzershrek is not a weapon since needs a buff in any kind of way. I would rather remove the elite bazooka from the game and thus end this stupid trend before seeing a buffed Shrek.
I wasn't saying you personally, but no one actually gets this upgrade. It takes away an MP40 on storms which lowers their DPS on ambush and has priority over the MP40s when models die. Sturm DPS drops off anyways by the 7-8 minute mark but 1 shreck doesn't have the DPS to be a threat to lights because of the lack of 160 damage or RoF. I just don't really understand the resistance to making the single panzerschreck good. It's bad, therefore why not buff it?
I don't know about you, but I've played against this upgrade before (on stormtroopers) and it does it's job well enough to me. 120 damage and guaranteed penetration is nothing to sneeze at and never has been unless you want to lose a vehicle.
There's no reason to buff it since it doesn't need a buff.
If you don't think it's a worthy investment, don't buy it.