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Would just lowering the cost of the minefield be enough? Imo the area denial part of s-mines a good idea, but cost prevents larger fields. If they were cheaper they could be used as intended to delay enemy flanks and movement, forcing the enemy to dedicate manpower and time to sweeping.

Dont build whole 4 sectors. If you want them in straight line build one sector and then proceed to another along the way. You can make a really long line that way spending 45, 60 at most 75 munitions depending on length. Usually though you just want them placed in narrow passage to block flanks. Then you need only one sector. There is rarely more than 2 passages on one flank so it means you can cover whole flank for 30 muni which is the price of one standard mine.

One and only thing I would like changed about them is disabling cost check so that I could build one sector with only 15 muni in bank.

Infantry can't shoot from UC, its transport exclusively, much slower then M3 as well so no, its not that mobile.

That was exactly what he ment if you read closely

There are 2 usefull strategies involving s-mines that are not area denial:
1. Building mines on retreat paths: every wipe is a treasure, such minefield can win you the game and opponent cannot soft retreat in every situation.
2. Building teller inside a s-mine field. It is especially good against usf as they have a lot of tanks that die to tellers. Medium tanks are commonly used to clear s-mine fields as they trigger them but take close to no damage and signs dissapear when last mine is detonated. If your opponent tries this he will usually loose his tanks on teller. Did it many times, players for some reason prefere tanks to sweepers in terms of sweeping so it wins games sometimes.

As for area denial its best used on VP. Players usually tend to keep sweepers with their main force and tanks in order to maximise their effect. That means units send for capping undefended vp usually wont be able to sweep it. Also if you keep it under watch of bunker it cant be sweeped and takes no pop cap!

As you can see s-mines have many uses. They are also used by top players and that means something.

It may be hard to use but stuka is the best on map artillery piece in the whole game you know... This is one little thing that is actually powerfull in okw mechanised tier.

Penals will never be cheap spammable units, their unit profile is based on history and they should still follow it. For me they could be explosives specialists if they get guard nade and at nade without upgrade for example. Or a demo, mabe AT mine or sth else that fits them. And of course the fix to satchel against buildings. They can even cost 300 manpower then and I will still buy them.