Btw. is anybody ever using any other commander for soviets?
Rifles and Hit the Dirt on 1 plus the conscripts weapon upgrade on 2. So you got better anti-infantry plus better anti-tank infantry quite early in the game.
@Inverse: I already had insane players regularly running away with conscripts once they saw the beginning of the rifle grenade animation. I wonder how the hell they keep aware of this while doing all the other stuff but it is possible. But rare of course so you are probably right.
Naturally. That commander is probably the last on the list to be used after the AT (since the 85mm gun for the T34 isn't more than a cosmetic upgrade it goes down on the list).
I believe the ability is fine as it is. If you upgrade you conscript with SMGs, using hit the dirt might bring down your effectiveness if fighting at long range.