I have a big question about mainline infantry. Please explain to me, without being sarcastic, and without being an Ally or Axis fanboy, and being absolutelly realistic, why:
- 7men Cons squads are considered balanced.
Arrives late game or with additional costs, weak supporting units, no focused long range damage.
- 5men IS squads, with double Bren, are considered balanced.
They are not, this is why they received so many nerfs to the point they had to be re-buffed. High manpower, fuel and muni costs to get to that point, high pop requierment, static, easily counterable forward reinforcement, high squad cost.
- 5men RM squads, with BAR or 1919, are considered balanced.
Delayed and limited access to support weapon units, lack of reliable forward reinforcement, high squad cost.
- 5men Volks, with STG or MP40, are considered balanced.
Very strong early game, peak at mid game, require elite infantry supplement to stay relevant in late game, limited or no forward reinforcement, unless you pick a doctrine, average vet.
- Hypothetically 5men Gren squads are considered OP as hell and will break the entire game.
Low initial cost, early mobile reinforcement, strongest support weapon units with no access limit what so ever, extra tier of AI and AT units to support them in late game, DPS highly focused on 1 model, there already is doctrine with 5 man grens and it was batshit insanely OP up until recently, so concept already tried and proven to be broken in context of army.