Irregulars were so-so pre patch, but now they are probably the most cost effective soviet inf in the game IMO.
I usually have two or so squads sitting behind my cons and they make short work of any advancing gren/ass gren spam. The key is to know when to retreat them (And keep them in cover as much as possible) due to their relatively low survivability.
i think so too. but i still have to figure which BO is best with them. 3 cons doesnt seem to work because it got hardcountered by assault grens opening...I need to be agressive early game to get the quick XP point to send them in.
What do you use?