And the AEC costs 120 MP more than Puma on a manpower starved faction.
20 fuel doesn't really justify the massive difference there is between them.
Yes it does. OKW need more manpower to even come close to being a viable faction.
AEC can also cripple shot without needing vet 1.
Choosing the AEC denies you bofors... choosing puma denies you medic truck and a 3rd of the OKW tech tree (for a time). Making it more of an "All-in" option.
AEC 340 mp (+70 to puma) for a mp starved faction...
By that logic the OKW P4, Puma, Panther and Ostwind should be cheaper in terms of fuel to make up the starvation difference.
Different factions have different weaknesses... UKF is MP OKW is Fuel. Both are fine(ish) could use some tweaking ect, but thats how theyre designed.