I'm guessing it's the nuclear briefcase they carry and throw at you. Then as you run away thinking you are at a safe distance, you die....
Wow you mean the thing that has a three second timer? Let me guess you play Germany almost exclusivley?
Since until the TA i played hundrwds of Soviet games and now i am up too 100s of German games i dont have a problem dodging an explosove that i know is coming with a three second timer. Soft retreat until it explodes. Then you know your clear...
Not a good way to balance. My guess is its just crap cost balance. They just simply should not cost the same.
Shocks are the only unit in the game that doesnt get not just beat but legendarily destroyed by Pgrens. No other infantry kills other infantry as fast as Pgrens. That is a fact.
I think if Penals were as good as Pgrens at AI instead if being hard countered by LMG and G43 just like conscripts you wouldnt see shocks as much.
Pgrens 360 MP beats easily
Scripts 240 MP can take on two at once and quite often even whipe on retreat.
Scripts with PPSH.
360 MP Penals.
360 MP Guards.
Any and all weapon teams on a flank.
On the other hand the Soviet mirror Penals can take support teams and Vanilla Grens only.....
I know rhis is a German Biased forum presently but that doesnt mean that there arent units on thw german side that over perform for cost.