Kinda love it that tunnel vision fanboys tries to make a plus into a minus. Do you actually want shock nade+smoke and guard nade to be locked behind this upgrade too maybe even penal satchels as well to make this more in line with all other factions???
Sure you can build a flame HT knowing just 10 sec later an AEC/Sturt is gonna kill your ass.
How are failing to get mediums later than the ost player. Tech is cheaper, you have stronger overall infantry(for the sovs you have more overall infantry) so that mean map control should also be slightly better and mediums them selves are also cheaper. Like how can you say allies get medium later than OST. caus they don't. Unless you had a shit early game-mid your medium time is gonna be in line with OST.