Cataclaw just have a game, a vet 2 pio capping a point without cover, Guards with DP28 charged the pio into point blank range, Pio squad wipe the Guards with 2 men survived.
The lesson here? Stay at range
I personally really enjoy the patch, it might need a little tweaking as EVERYTHING seems to die extremely quickly, but I love that cover and range is now relevant. It feels soooo much better, and the delayed vehicles allow for light vehicles to really shine. The mechanized support groups might actually have a place in this meta!
At the moment the soviets feel like they have an uphill battle against them, but I need to give it more time and more games to really know for sure. I could just be doing it wrong.