@Cookiezncreem What they mean is that it's a free unit when you tech up. No other faction gets that.
Because no other faction techs that way.
You get the LT or captain or you're stuck with rifles without support(which is not viable at all,obviously.). So you're supposed to tech up and pay for a specialized officer and his building with fuel and manpower.
The LT offers suppresion units,and the captain offers AT support,and quicker unit building.. You can get both by the 10 min mark,yes. But you better hope you're good with support weapons,and that you can pay for the "free" major(lol) by the time the heavier armor comes out.
The Americans are unique in their tech system..which wont change.. It wouldnt make sense to have to buy the ability to buy an LT, and his units..he's free for a reason. Because he's technically not free. lol. Its complicated and unique. Deal with it.. honestly dont know what else to say..
Russians can do what they want when they want tech wise(t1 or t2 or BOTH,or delay with t0,then quick t1t3,etc) as soon as the game starts,and have always had that "Advantage"
Wehr starts out (unless you're crazy and dont build the T1 building)
With an MG,Mortar,Basic infantry, and a sniper. more than viable enough to take and hold land without teching for a while, so again,cost of teching doesnt matter here if you do what you're supposed to do.
Oberkommando uses "free" trucks to tech up too. Obviously just like the americans,they cant just NOT build any truck or they wont be able to hold out for long.