Can anyone who's opposed to schwerer changes explain to me what would be the problem with it having a popcost? And making the gun optional?
Same goes for brit base howies, you could even move some of the tech cost to the flak gun/howies since you're getting less for your buck
If it's too big of a change so be it, but imo it's fair and it only gives more flexibility to the player
For ukf base howis you already need to pay to use them. They are "free" but do nothing without extra costs.
Having a bit of faction diversity and flavor included in teching isn't an issue imo. Frankly I don't think the schwere is an issue either. I find more issue in the flame mades/ smare/ stgs that okw gets for free that they were NOT designed with in mind than their te h structure being able to defend itself if it's placed in a risky location. It functioning well when not in a risky situation is more issue with map design.