but doesn't change that Soviet are easier to play and more mistake forgiving.
not really, soviet infantry play is more forgiving, however german armor play is more forgiving. Okay, so you got into a bad situation with your cons, say a brummbar is right next to you, just retreat, more often than not, cons will live. However, say you acidentally got into a bad situation with your t-34 or is-2,you are dead. There is nothing that can save you. Got into a bad situation with your PZ IV? Pop smoke and blitz away.
So yeah, this is how the game is supposed to work, soviets have better inf, germans got better armor.
That said, there are some things that germans have that could use a buff.
(stug E, scout car). Other than that, i think the game is fairly balanced. Buffing the scout car should fix the soviet sniper problem.