Profile of Bergstrand

Your pios are probably where you last ordered them to go? You can also use control groups for your repairing units when you have vehicles in the field, I know I do. You just U-click your tank to where it isnt dangerous and order your pios to repair, takes 1 sec at most. Effectiveness of artillery imo has nothing to do with vehicle repairing, its not like allied players dont have to reposition away from barraged areas as you make it sound.

My point is that pios fulfill several roles, meaning they're not available to every single tank all over the map at all times, and having to produce a weak unit just for repairs is not an advantage. You have two ways of repairing instead of one, which is a good thing. Why do you think it is a doctrinal ability for OKW? I never commented on arty in regards with crew repairs, so I think you have misunderstood something with your last comment.

I understand where our disconnect is now. I don't play 3v3 or 4v4. In 1v1 and 2v2 the only Arty you're likely to see are walking stuka and katy (plus mortars) and rarely a Priest or B4 (certainly no Priest and B4 combo). In the context of 1v1 and 2v2, the stronger Axis arty is more accessible than the strong Allied arty.

I still disagree with you. While the stuka is strong, allied arty is still the strongest as a whole. The potency of their arty is further increased by smaller german squads, which itself is more micro-intensive, and and less mobile tanks. As OP argue, once you see heavies the axis have a micro-advantage. My main point is that the axis have sacrificed short-term vehicles to gain that advantage. When a game has progressed to that stage, arty is more likely produced by allied players, and will therefore mitigate the advantage. End-game arty is without doubt in allied favour. And of course, if the allied player has failed to gain any advantage while the axis player has saved up resources, he probably is the worse player. The reason why I bring up larger games, is due to heavies being more common there, and the micro-advantage being more pronouced, according to OP.

Bottom line is that I do not think there is any inherent weakness with asymmetrical factions, even in terms of micro, which OP basically argue against. That being said, I think US deserve the Pershing.

What superior arty? Axis arty is better.

120mm > 81mm
204mm > OH-Howie
Priest > N/A
US small Howie > OKW one

One way to at least partially solve it is to decrease the cost of the call-in unit as you tech up. This will give the player an longterm incentive to tech, but you still have the possibility to call in earlier on to handle aggressive opponents. If you choose not to tech up, the cost of call-ins will eventually cost more than the teching itself. An advantage with this solution is that it wouldnt require any drastic changes.

In 1v1 it is generally preferable with bulletins which you can capitalise on early game, like grens/cons because of the short duration of these matches. In 3v3 or 4v4 you should choose bulletins with a bigger impact on the game, like heavy tanks.