Maybe my games are just unlucky but the thought of going from volks to sturms with schrecks would go from a unit with a schreck that doesn't die to a unit with a schreck that dies too often.
That's pretty much what would happen, the goal here is precisely to remove the viability of versatile vet5 schreckblob of doom. Moving Schrecks to Sturmpios would mean Schreck would be used as a more defensive weapon, much less blobable, and it would fix the vet5 Volks that are seen EVERY. GODDAMN. GAME. EVER.
Even without Schrecks OKW has very decent AT in literally every tier.
Dafuq OKW of all factions needs strongest, most versatile lategame infantry AT for? Because the Panther struggles against t34?
No; people usually say they need Schrecks to cope with the light vehicle stage of the game. And I agree on that point. But
interesting how this early game necessity becomes extremely convenient in the late game, providing excellent source of veterancy and virtually shutting down all possibility of Allied armour flanking maneuvers.
A well-positioned Schrecked Sturmpio will chase vehicles away just fine.