Profile of ZombiFrancis

The main thing I tend to witness with USF and their ATGs is that they're usually late and often alone. All those rifles and officers demand that manpower.

And so does the Brummbar.

I mean the only power spike change is the Lt/Cpt hitting the field 1 minute earlier but that's not a tremendous buff that's going to put USF above Ostheer or OKW, just at their level.

True, although I cannot help but recall that the whole reason Ostheer has a t0 MG42 was because of the effect of officers hitting the field.

A minute sooner is not insignificant for establishing early game field presence. That and a 150mp captain squad by 60 fuel may revisit that initial pacing issue between USF and Ostheer. Time and testing will tell.

I feel like a 50 fuel captain with ATG/Pak Howie and a 'side-tech' for the Stuart, not AAHT, may work. At 20 fuel it would not change the pacing of the Stuart while allowing ATGs and Pak Howies a sooner field presence.

The LT could keep these proposed changes, but the 0.5 tech could unlock the AAHT and the M20. The proposed changes for the M20 are necessary for that unit regardless of teching adjustments.

This would grant faster officers, as is apparently so desired, and a cheaper way to go both LT and Captain without affecting the pacing of Major tier or any vehicle. The cost difference for both LT and Captain without any half-step teching would be 10 more fuel.

Which is already shaved off the cost of grenades.

I always thought a mechanic for storming garrisoned building would be more valuable for the CoH series than melee. Though they're rather closely related.

What makes you think that Guard's PTRS are not effective AI weapons?
Do you consider the Gaurd's mosins an effective AI weapon?

They are. Given the context of my post, I was referring to a time when PTRS were more effective than they are today. Much more so. They also tended to hit team weapons themselves and could often wipe an HMG squad by killing the gun itself. Though the eapon had low accuracy, the high damage made the RNG killing potential on the PTRS much harder to react to.

The guards PTRS has always been, and continues to be, effective as an AI weapon. But it is not the best and it has absolutely been far more powerful in previous patches.

The guard mosin is an excellent AI weapon. Unlike PTRS and DP-28s, it can be fired on the move. A 6 man mosin guard squad is the dream, personally speaking. (I still believe soviet t1 should feature a 6 man squad with guards mosins. Abilities and nomenclature up to the best arguments.)

u dont realize that that guards only so strong because of well AT dmg?

no one would have problem with an only AI unit...like an ober. one light tank can push it away....try this vs guards and u will lose it fast.

or only AT....pgrens are a fear for armor..right. but laughable vs other infantery

That is where you are wrong. It was suggested a long while back to try having guards call in without PTRS or DP-28s. This would require the squad to invest in munis to achieve a generalist squad.

This was even back when PTRS were very effective AI weapons. The idea that guards would no longer be panic PTRS and also have a high muni investment was deemed laughably OP and unbalanced. (Even though at the time it was an AI nerf. I remember the notion that a guards squad with dp28s would have slots to steal lmg42s was what killed the idea.) The decision was to instead focus all resources on penal battalions.

And so we saw the short lived ppsh+flamethrower version of Penals... which set the landscape for penal PTRS.

Guards without PTRS are essentially the infantry squad Soviets have always desired, but always denied.