Profile of Myself

Call-in vs tech is irrelevant. CPs as well as tech is an indicator of units timing, not its direct strength, even if it often correlates.
I've compared units of same function, where more expensive version is simply inferior to cheaper one, where only PTRS vs PIAT is a bit of a stretch because of PTRS potential AI effectiveness.
I fully agree the units are balanced around the price, not call-in price which often includes opportunity cost, especially for "spawn on field" units.

If you want to debate any of the units you mentioned, CP , timing or anything else pls do so in another thread, since we agree that units are balanced around their cost I see no point in continuing this and the price commandos sotrmtroopers and falls are balanced around the prices I provided...

Unless you always perfectly throw gammon bombs, commandos aren't any better or worse then any other elite SMG squad at squad wiping and they are pretty cost effective AT VET0 in relation to other units(in ranger case, we have obviously underperforming/overpriced unit if we compare them to paras who are superior in every way for the lower cost).

Gemon is one of strongest grenade in the game and is especially powerful against garrison, add to that the demo chargers and the camo and I would say commandos are better at wiping sqaud than any "other elite SMG squad".

(SMG Paras cost is 340 manpower +90 MU Ranger are 325 +90 and Ranger can hold an additional weapon...rather irrelevant to commandos)

Their biggest and likely only shortcoming outside of tremendous opportunity cost is terrible scaling.
At vet0 they perform almost as well as vet3, they aren't any more durable, they aren't as noticeably more lethal as any other squad in game.
...commandos are unit that is FORCED to wipe squads to stay relevant late game, when vetted troops are around.

Vet bonus of commandos:
Unlocks light smoke grenade
+25% accuracy, +25% to grenade range
Squad drops a big smoke grenade on retreat,and heals out of combat

+25% accuracy and grenade range are actually very good bonuses...their vet bonuses might not seem to be good as other infantry but their starting stat are better then most infantries...

Commandos are not "FORCED" to wipe squads they do not need to be more durably because they are already one of the toughest infantry when in cover they relay on camo to close the distance if they have to...

Each units performance is balanced around its Cost, not what ones payes to get it. Thus:

Commandos cost is 350
fallschirmjager cost is 380
Stormtroppers cost is 270

Commandos actually perform quite well for their cost given that they come with camo, one of the strongest grenades, can be equipped with 2 of best LMGs or 2 Piats, demolition charges and are one of most cost efficient ambush units...

As ISU1-152 and Leig/Pack changes demonstrated adding micro to balance units is a bad approach...

4.)JP is not the only vehicles providing heavy cover all medium tanks provide heavy cover bonus as far as I know...

@whitesky00, Myself

Both of you are saying the same thing. However, what you are saying is lost in translation.

What whitesky00 said (and is correct) is:
- We have 3 terms: "autoattack, "attack ground", and "barrages"
- "attack ground" uses the same stats as "autoattack"
- It is possible to issue "attack ground" into the FoW (Fog of War)
- thus, what Myself claimed (i.e., you can only barrage into the FoW) is incorrect

Autoattacks and barrages uses different files with different properties and in some cases barrage have better properties than autofire...

I am not sure what file and properties attack ground uses for these weapons...For instance some ballistic weapon have less scatter when they attack ground than when they autofire...

One can use attack ground in F.O.W. (I never claimed the opposite) but weather that is better then barrage is or not is not clear and in some cases barrage is better...

There is also a reason why firing into the FOW has scatter penalty....