Other arty is far from guaranteed wipes tho, katy from far range and both calliopes and land matress at any range only wipe badly wounded squads with rng also tied to docts, they most just area denial or gib squads and support weps, werfer tired of vet 3 rangers fully upgraded or a vet 3 vickers etc, one click there erased. In 1v1 it is prolly a lot more risky but 2v2 the tech wall dosent matter as much many times they can afford two of them by the late game, and the way axis plays defensively they can remain relatively safe when moving fwd to barrage behind mg and pak walls even better sometimes okw flak truck so it gets to the point where you cant even cap a vp or they instant wipe your vet infantry every time or vet support weapons and it just leads to a downhill situation. they are also scoping katy for nerf this patch so even the more so werfer should see some kind of a lethality nerf at close range but maybe lethality buffs from farther range (more in line with allied rocket arty)
I can't agree that moving forward with a 160hp unit is not a risk. Even if you have a pak wall through the whole map. I also can't agree that allied artillery can't do the same. Yes, some allied weapons should be buffed, like calliope for example, but katy is definitely lethal as well on short range with first barrage against single or clumbed squads as werfer. You simply either retreat or die. Most rocket launchers also have shorter time to target than werfer which makes them good at wiping as well. Finally I cant agree with proposed changes to make werfer more "in line" with katy. It should never happen. This is one of the few units left that has its identity. Hands off its design. I would be first to ask for nerfs if it really was OP, but really, werfer redesign is just madness.