Before anyone says "durr you're not pro you both need to L2P the game is balanced for pros", I understand that. But this game is not made for pros. It's made for everyone who buys it. Balancing it only for pros is frankly bullshit elitism that is going to ruin the series in the long run.
If the game can't be balanced for mid level players and pros, something is seriously broken in the game
This is a typical mid level skill 1v1 (I am the OKW player). Notice several things throughout the game.
1. We both make mistakes
2. I organize my forces like shit
3. He pops a sherman that, in theory, should roll me over
4. Shermans just aren't effective enough and can be sufficiently soft countered by shreks
5. His m20 is effective but too effectively soft countered by my shreks
In sum, while he does have the advantage early game, through soft counters, I can slow him down sufficiently to get my tech up
6. My units punish his mistakes worse than his units punish my mistakes because his units are more fragile
7. I can drop a fucking fall squad for just ammo
8. I can pop a fall squad out of a building to totally fuck his engagements over
Why are we axis players bitching that allies are too strong? Or at least USF. I maxim and con spam all the time with Soviets and it's fucking bullshit there too
http://www.coh2.org/replay/22870/instructive-game-on-why-okw-is-opusf-is-up