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I expect at some point that they will either reduce muni cost, or reverse the nerf (just like they did with Blitz)

It shows shock squads wiping out multiple VGs and SPs at once and a squad wipe of a full health FSJ squad by grenade (I hate that shit on 4 man squads), amongst other things. Should have wiped that MG34 after the smoke grenade also but I guess OP knew he had a flanking Penal flamer coming in.

It was a bit one sided because the other guy lost his truck unfortunately but I would have expected 2 volks in green cover and a SP to kill a shock squad but they hardly scratched it.

relic logic

I´m just seeing a pretty one sided game. Skillgap is a bit too much.

1:00 he goes Volks and 2SP. I don´t think that 2 SP openings is the best when you can see what building SU has in his base. T1.
1:53 retreats by mistake a Volks
2:50 loses first truck to an M3.
SU is using Penals
3:40 he didnt followed his Volks with SP against the single M3. Then on the fight with flamer+M3+Penals he get focus fired his 2nd SP while 1st SP and Volk are doing nothing. Forces retreat of all units after the army switches target.
4:30 M3 overextends. Gets killed by MG34 + Volks
...-5:50 Bad engagement of Volks against conscripts and Penal at close range. Trying to get a wipe on the cons force 2 Volks to retreat and 3rd one later after being chase by Penal flamer and then meeting a Shock. Wiped. Unnecesary mp lost while doing a merry go round with the Penals.
Meanwhile on the other hand, MG34 forces 2nd Penal to retreat.

"Important part"
6:00 shock meets 2 Volks aproaching them and a SP trying to go from a side all units where moving. The 1-2s of combat, Volks are at mostly optimal PPSH range, they both eat a nade causing them not to shoot. Shocks focus fire SP wiping them (they are at spear range of them). Shocks are at 15-20% health with 4man still.
They focus fire 3man low health Volks (again we are at sword range). They wipe them and they still are at 15-10% health with 4man.
They aproach the 2nd Volk squad (3m away from the other) with 3/4man and force them to retreat after killing 2models and health damage (almost wipe). They are at 3man with 5-10% health.

11:30 Shocks vs Falls (vet 0 both). Shocks dodge nade. Falls pulls back after seeing Shock aproaching then retreats. 5man shock at 50% and 3man 60% Falls. Faces 2nd Falls at yellow cover behind a face. Eats a nade right in the middle of the squad. No attempt to dodge. Wipe. Shocks are at 20% health 3 man.
BTW, he had an MG34 which could he had use prior to engage with either of both Falls if he had soft retreat earlier.

12:47 he could had wipe those Shocks with the MG34. RNG was not smiling upon him.
BTW, T4 flak truck gets destroyed.
End of replay.

also, close air support gives you AT strafes which is essentially undodgeable.

Hmmm don´t you mean AI strafes? AT strafes are really lacklusters unless the tank has engine damage.

Edit: Aerohank answered you.

And i don´t get why the thread is called shocks when you are just asking for soviet faction design.

Nobody i know wins high level 1v1s only because they build plenty of maxims. In teamgames they are able to push at the beginning, but they offer no late game potential. They get decimated by mortar(-halftracks), artillery, vet infantry with upgrades, well placed grenades, and especially vet1 MG34/42s.

Saying "maxim" and "abuse" in the same sentence doesn't fit, at least from my perspective.
"Annoying" is maybe more suitable.

Can anyone imagine if maxims were mirrored to MG42? Long time to setup, crew spread out, black magic teleport shenanigans, incendiary rounds...
I would gladly trade a maxim for a proper MG.

@Cannonade: but you didn´t answer his question